Delicious Diabetes-Friendly Chicken Casserole Recipes

Chicken casseroles are classic, comforting, and convenient. These tasty casserole recipes use lean chicken and fresh ingredients, making dinner healthful as well as flavorful.
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Creamy Chicken Enchiladas

Start to finish: 1 hr 10 mins
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To save time during busy weeknights, prepare this family-favorite, make-ahead chicken casserole recipe the day before serving. Before baking, spoon on the sour cream sauce, bake, then serve.

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Green Chile Chicken Tortilla Casserole

Start to finish: 9 hrs 55 mins
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Prepare this dish the night ahead of time so all you have to do is pop it in the oven for an easy and delicious dinner.

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Chicken and Mushroom Manicotti

Start to finish: 1 hr 20 mins
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Mozzarella, ricotta, and Parmesan cheeses make a scrumptious filling for these hearty shells. To fill pasta shells with the cheese mixture, use a spoon that will fit inside each shell without tearing it.

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Chicken and Wild Rice Casserole

Start to finish: 1 hr 40 mins
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Reduced-fat soup, semi-soft cheese and fat-free milk make this classic casserole recipe low in fat and calories.

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Smoked Chicken Strata

Start to finish: 35 mins
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Smoked chicken, asparagus, mushrooms, and sweet peppers are layered with bread, egg, and Swiss cheese in this quick and easy strata recipe.

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Turkey-Vegetable Bake

Start to finish: 1 hr 10 mins
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Need to use up leftover turkey from the holidays? Make this low fat casserole. It's made with brown rice and lots of vegetables.

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Tandoori Spiced Chicken and Rice Bake

Start to finish: 1 hr 50 mins
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Switch up the same old chicken and rice dinner with this flavor bursting tandoori spice mixture.

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Chicken-Noodle Casserole

Start to finish: 1 hr 20 mins
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Flavorful Chicken-Noodle Casserole comes to life with this diabetic-friendly recipe. Select light sour cream to lower fat and calorie content.

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Garlic Cashew Chicken Casserole

Start to finish: 1 hr
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Combine brown rice, cashews, chow-mein noodles and vegetables galore with chicken in this delicious casserole.

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Chipotle Ranch Chicken Casserole

Start to finish: 1 hr
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Simplify weeknight dinnertime by transforming leftover slow-cooked chicken (see associated recipe, below) into an easy, cheesy casserole.

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Spinach & Goat Cheese Chicken Tortilla Casserole

Start to finish: 1 hr 15 mins
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Layers of tortillas, chicken and vegetables with a creamy goat-cheese sauce create a lasagna-like Mexican casserole dish for an easy, healthy dinner the whole family will love.

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Chicken, Mushroom & Wild Rice Casserole

Start to finish: 1 hr 45 mins
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In Minnesota, chicken, mushrooms and wild rice are often bound together in a casserole with cream of mushroom soup. We forgo the sodium-rich canned soup and make a light, creamy sauce that gets depth of flavor from dry sherry and Parmesan cheese. If you already have cooked chicken, use 4 cups and skip Step 2.

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Hot Chicken Salad Casserole

Start to finish: 1 hr
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A crunchy cornflake-almond topper complements this saucy chicken mixture.

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Chicken Enchilada Casserole

Start to finish: 1 hr
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We lightened up this enchilada recipe with a creamy filling that includes just a small amount of light sour cream, rather than loads of regular sour cream.

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Easy Chicken Pot Pie

Start to finish: 1 hr
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We made this savory pie recipe lower in fat and calories by stir-frying the vegetables using nonstick spray coating instead of butter or oil.

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Curried Chicken Casserole in a Bowl

Start to finish: 20 mins
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This hearty chicken casserole recipe could also be made with cooked turkey or pork.

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