Preheat the oven to 350.
On the stove simmer the chicken, cream of mushroom soup, 2 soup cans of water, salt, pepper, minced onions for about 5 min.
In a casserole dish dump in the 2 1/2 cups of rice.
Then pour the mixture from the stove on stop and stir it in.
Cover the top with cheddar cheese.
Bake for 20 min uncovered.