No Peek Chicken & Rice

There are thousands of chicken and rice recipes on the internet. But this No-Peek Chicken is the one that went viral with OVER 5 MILLION VIEWS on TikTok alone! It’s a plain dish that is packed with flavor and will even get your pickiest eater asking for seconds. Look no further, because this No-Peek Chicken is your new go-to house staple recipe.

Viral No Peek Chicken

We've made a lot of chicken and rice casseroles in our time. It’s among the well-balanced comfort foods. After a bunch of underwhelming and rather bland recipes, we decided it was time to create our own. This no-peek chicken is the recipe we’ve all been looking for! It’s so straightforward to cook with pantry staples and is ready to go in the oven in under 15 minutes.

Basic doesn’t have to mean boring. And this plain recipe is anything but. It’s also quite possibly the most requested dinner recipe in our house. It’s even gotten our pickiest eater to ask for seconds and even thirds! Once you taste this No-Peek Chicken casserole, you’ll never look for another chicken and rice recipe again.

Why We Love This Recipe For No Peek Chicken

This recipe will quickly become a go-to house staple recipe!

• Straightforward to cook – once you’ve seared the chicken, combine it all in the casserole dish, cover and bake
• Family friendly – the whole family will love it!
• Makes a great weeknight meal – put it in the oven and forget about it while you handle bath, chores, and homework time
• Picky eaters love it – it truly is a house staple!
• Uses pantry staple ingredients – with canned soups, rice, and dried spices, it’s a go-to pantry staple recipe

No Peek Chicken and Rice Ingredients

• Boneless skinless chicken breasts – you can also use chicken thighs or bone in, but it will change your cooking time
• Kinder’s Buttery Steakhouse seasoning – you can also use your favorite all purpose or poultry seasoning
• Avocado oil – we like using avocado oil because it’s a high smoke point, neutral tasting oil. You could also use vegetable oil or olive oil
• Low sodium condensed cream of chicken – it’s important to use low sodium to avoid the dish being too salty. You could replace the can of cream of chicken soup with cream of mushroom soup as well
• Low sodium condensed cream of celery soup – the same goes for this one. You’ll want to use low sodium to avoid having an overly salty dish.
• Onion soup and dip mix – The dry mix packet you can find in the soup aisle is what you want to use
• Jasmine rice – we recommend sticking with jasmine long grain rice for this one both for texture and taste. We don’t use standard white rice because of the texture it becomes after baking. We have not tried this with brown rice.
• Unsalted chicken broth – don’t use salted chicken broth. The end result will be too salty. If you can’t find unsalted at your grocery store, we'd recommend using water
• Dried spices – Garlic powder, Ground black pepper, dried thyme, Dried oregano, and Dried basil

How to cook No Peek Chicken

1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
2. Thin slice the chicken breasts and season both sides with the Kinders seasoning.
3. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the avocado oil.
4. Sear each side of the chicken breasts until browned (you aren’t cooking them through) and set aside. Work in batches if needed.
5. To a 9×13 baking dish, add the cream of chicken, cream of celery, rice, and broth. Whisk until combined.
6. Add in the garlic powder, black pepper, basil, thyme, and oregano. Whisk until combined.
7. Add the chicken to the rice mix and bury them in the liquid.
8. Cover tightly with aluminum foil. This is important. It needs to be covered tightly in order to cook correctly. The moisture needs to stay in.
9. Bake in the oven for 1 ½ hours. Do not open the foil during the cooking time.
10. Once done, remove from the oven, remove the foil, and serve.

No Peek Chicken Recipe Tips

• If you don’t want to use cream soups, you can also make a from-scratch version of them.
• Some recipes suggest sprinkling the onion soup mix on top of the rice mixture, but we find that you have a house favorite flavor when mixing it through in the rest of the casserole dish.
• While it can be tempting to try different types of rice, be sure to take into account the liquid ratio and the baking time.
• If you want to skip the dry onion soup mix, you can use a combination of beef bouillon and onion powder.
• To make sure you have a creamy chicken and rice result, you’ll want to be sure the boneless chicken breasts are completely submerged in the mixture.
• If you don’t want to thin slice your chicken breasts, you can also use chicken tenders.
• Readers have suggested that they like using uncle ben’s long grain wild rice mix and using the seasoning packet that comes with it.

What to Serve with this recipe for No Peek Chicken and Rice

This straightforward dinner recipe can be paired with a plain side dish.

To keep it an straightforward meal, try serving it with green beans or roasted broccoli.

How to keep No Peek Chicken and Rice Recipe

Allow the chicken to cool completely. Once cooled, store it in an airtight container for 3-4 days in the refrigerator.

No Peek Chicken and Rice Casserole Recipe FAQs