Sports Night Casserole

Swim team has started up here. I know countless families wrestle with how to have dinner on the table before/after games and practices. I recently bought The Weekly Feeder : A Revolutionary Shopping, Cooking and Meal Planning System at the recommendation of a CheapCooking reader. It's organized to provide you with a complete week's worth of menus, including an organized grocery shopping list. She called this Baseball Casserole. I adapted it to make a smaller portion (still way more than 3 of us could eat but good for lunches I think) and added some cheese.

3-4 skinless boneless chicken breasts or equivalent amount of tenders
2 Tbs butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 cup rice
2 cups chicken broth
1 can of diced tomatoes, not drained
1 can of corn, drained
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup cheese to sprinkle on the top

Preheat the oven to 375.

Cook the chicken until just barely done in the oven or microwave. 10 minutes or so in the oven. Cut into bite sized pieces.

Melt the butter in the microwave and add the minced garlic to it.

In a casserole dish, add the rice, broth, butter and garlic, corn, tomatoes, chicken, salt and pepper to taste. Stir to mix.

Cover and bake 45 minutes to an hour. Sprinkle with cheese and serve.

Next time I might used those Rotel tomatoes, diced tomatoes with diced green chili peppers, to kick it up a notch in flavor.