Sunday Chicken

Name: Sunday Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 4-6 servings.
Ingredients: 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted; 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of celery soup, undiluted; 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted; 1/3 cup butter, melted, divided; 1-1/4 cups quick-cooking rice; 1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds), cut up; Salt and pepper to taste; Paprika

This was my mother's favorite recipe for Sunday—hence the name. It makes an excellent recipe for Sunday dinner, because it can be prepared ahead of time and left to bake while you attend church. The leftovers also freeze well. —Don Harksen, Dothan, Alabama

Ingredients

1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of mushroom soup, undiluted
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of celery soup, undiluted
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1/3 cup butter, melted, divided
1-1/4 cups quick-cooking rice
1 broiler/fryer chicken (3 to 4 pounds), cut up
Salt and pepper to taste
Paprika

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine soups, 1/4 cup butter and rice. Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with chicken pieces. Drizzle chicken with remaining butter. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and paprika.
Bake, uncovered, 2 hours or until chicken juices run clear and rice is tender.

Nutrition Facts

1 serving: 541 calories, 33g fat (12g saturated fat), 123mg cholesterol, 1156mg sodium, 28g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 3g fiber), 31g protein.

Originally published as Sunday Chicken in Reminisce July/August 1991

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Heather

Nov 5, 2018

I make this all the time!! I use Breast meat!! I get 2-4 breasts and 3 inch pieces and place it on the top of the rice, and gook it for 45 minutes to and hour! Love it! (Not a big fan of dark meat)
ccolor1

Oct 20, 2018

WOW! For anyone questioning two hours, big thighs were baked that long and the meat was fall off the bone perfect with crispy tops. I did cream together cold butter, a little dry ranch dressing, garlic and onion powder, S
imrecipelover

Mar 5, 2018

Love this recipe. I used thighs and I browned them before baking 2 hours.
harveena

Feb 12, 2018

Made this using chicken leg quarters, added 1 tbsp ranch dressing powder, 2 tbsp dried minced garlic and 1/4 tsp garlic powder. Husband and son especially loved the rice. Will make this again and did bake 2 hours.
katandalan

Feb 8, 2018

Haven't made it yet but wondering if anyone made this with just chicken breast and did they get dry?
smarch51

Nov 6, 2017

2 hours at 350? seems like an awfully long time to bake chicken. For those of you who have made this did you bake it the full 2 hours? This recipe sounds very good and I'd love to try it but I'm unsure about the baking time. Thanks in advance!
smarch51

Nov 6, 2017

2 hours at 350? seems like an awfully long time to bake chicken. For those of you who have made this did you bake it the full 2 hours? This recipe sounds very good and I'd love to try it but I'm unsure about the baking time. Thanks in advance!
Debbie

Aug 26, 2017

We make this about once a month! Delicious, easy dinner with very little prep! Awesome!
KathyLBJ

May 10, 2017

OMG! This is one of the first recipes I ever collected! I got it from a college roommate, who had recently gotten married. It was 1977. She invited me and my soon-to-be-fianc? over for dinner. We both loved the recipe so she wrote it on an index card and gave it to me. I still have that index card.
Juptr2

Feb 23, 2015

So easy to make, and it tasted great. Pure comfort food! I used a large package of drumsticks so it was ready in about an hour and a half.