![]() ![]() I kept things even healthier and used Kroger’s Simple Truth line of organic ingredients for my chicken broth, butter and frozen peas. In this recipe, I cook the diced, uncooked chicken from my Smith’s meat counter directly in the sauce, so no browning is needed. Bonus points for using a shelf-stable ingredient too. To achieve that creamy sauce without the cost to my $10 ingredient limit, and to limit the calories of heavy cream or a flour, butter, and milk slurry, I took a tip from one of my fave macaroni and cheese recipes and used a can of evaporated milk to achieve the creamy consistency. I’ve made plenty of creamy chicken sauced recipes before, but knowing this recipe needed to feed four people for under $10 and also be shelf stable, there were a few adjustments to be made. What’s in This Chicken and Rice Casserole? Share your work with the challenge by taking a pic and posting it to Instagram then tag and add the hashtag #ZeroWasteZeroHunger so we can all be inspired together. Just think of the change we can all make if we all commit together !! Then, challenge your friends, work place, or social organization to do the same.Download or print this list of items needed by local food shelters then head to your grocery store and purchase items from the list and donate to a local food bank or pantry.(If donating the items for this recipe to a food bank or pantry, please replace the fresh and frozen ingredients with canned, replacing the butter with canola oil, and skipping the cheese.) Download or print the printable recipe card for this One-Pot Creamy Chicken and Rice recipe, purchase the ingredients at your local grocery store ( Smith’s is my fave), and include the recipe card with your donation to an organization like the YWCA.I’m making it easy for you to join in the challenge. Not only because they have accelerated food donations to give 3 billion meals by 2025 while advocating for public policy solutions to help communities divert food waste from landfills, but because of the type of donations they’re providing.ĭonate not just more food, but more balanced meals. ![]() I am a HUGE fan of Kroger’s Zero Hunger Zero Waste initiative. Food waste is a major problem, but Kroger is also making it part of the solution. goes uneaten, yet 1 in 8 Americans struggle with hunger. More than 40% of the food produced in the U.S. The YWCA works closely with the Utah Food Bank and local food pantries for food assistance. See more: 30 Comfort Food Casseroles to Make Now My daughter’s grade’s partnered charity is our local YWCA, an amazing organization that supports women and their children during times of transition until they get back on their feet.īecause some of these women have literally escaped situations with only the clothes on their backs and their children in tow, the YWCA supplies clothing, child care, job opportunities and educational skills, legal services, and offers housing for them and their children.Īnd of course, they help with food. That’s why my daughter and I are now part of the National Charity League, a mother/daughter volunteer organization that focuses on philanthropy. That giving back is even better than getting. Since my daughter was little, I’ve been a huge advocate in teaching her that there are too many kids in our local community (not to mention the world) who aren’t as fortunate as she is. And for many who are food challenged, most of the ingredients can be kept on hand in the pantry with little waste to be had. That’s why I’ve created this easy one-pot chicken and rice casserole to show you and those I’m donating it to that fast and easy dinners don’t have to come from a cardboard box, or sodium-loaded freezer meal, or be expensive. They can just as easily come from real good, real food. But it’s so much more to make healthful eating approachable and economical, showing families that there are better choices to easily cook and eat at home. It’s one thing to donate that stray can of beans at the back of your pantry or the expired box of crackers. So when Kroger asked me to participate in their #ZeroHungerZeroWaste donation challenge, I immediately said count me in. Helping others cure food scarcity is near and dear to my heart. As someone who has the access and the means to buy/grow/order food at my fingertips (or within a short walk or drive) every day of the week, this public initiative is a reminder that it isn’t nearly as easy for far too many. ![]() This recipe is brought to you by Kroger Easy Chicken and Rice Casserole This creamy chicken and rice casserole is a fast and healthy 30-minute meal made right on the stove top, making it a favorite one-pot dinner that feeds a family of four for under $10. ![]()
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