Mexican chicken and rice casserole
Mexican chicken and rice casserole

Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, mexican chicken and rice casserole. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Mexican chicken and rice casserole is one of the most favored of recent trending meals on earth. It is enjoyed by millions daily. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Mexican chicken and rice casserole is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.

While the Rice is cooking prepare the Chicken. In a large frying pan add Coconut Oil and cut up Chicken. Throw together this Mexican rice casserole in minutes, with chicken breasts under creamy soups, tortilla chips, and Mexican-style tomatoes. Add Mexican cheese blend and tortilla chips to casserole.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have mexican chicken and rice casserole using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Mexican chicken and rice casserole:
  1. Take 1 2/3 cups uncooked rice
  2. Take 6 skinless, boneless, chicken breast halves
  3. Make ready 2 tbs fajita (or taco) seasoning
  4. Get 3 1/2 cups chicken broth
  5. Make ready 1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup (10.75 ounces)
  6. Make ready 1 can condensed cream of chicken soup (10.75 ounces)
  7. Get 1 1/2 cups salsa
  8. Prepare 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper (or to taste)
  9. Prepare 1 large onion, chopped
  10. Make ready 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
  11. Get 2 cups pepper jack cheese, shredded

So cheesy and delicious, my enchilada-loving boys were totally digging the fact that this casserole had all of their favorite elements in an easy to eat package. I loved how quick it was to throw together with the. Zesty Mexican spices liven up this loaded casserole of chicken, rice, beans, and broccoli—all topped with a layer of cheddar before baking. While the rice cooks, wash and dry the fresh produce.

Instructions to make Mexican chicken and rice casserole:
  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
  2. Boil the chicken halves for 12 minutes
  3. Cook the rice on the stove, using the chicken broth in place of plain water
  4. While waiting for the chicken and rice to cook, mix the chicken and mushroom soups, salsa, chopped onion, and cayenne pepper together in a large bowl. Mix well.
  5. Mix the pepper jack and cheddar cheese together in a separate bowl.
  6. Take the boiled chicken (after letting it cool enough to handle), and shred it into bite sized pieces. Then add the fajita/taco seasoning and toss to coat the chicken
  7. Lightly grease a 9x13 Pyrex dish. Layer in the following order… 80% of the cooked rice, all of the chicken, all of the soup/salsa mixture, all of the cheese mixture, and the remaining rice on top (this adds a very nice crunch to the dish).
  8. Bake for 30 minutes. Lots of ways to alter this recipe. My feelings won't be hurt by that… :-)

Zesty Mexican spices liven up this loaded casserole of chicken, rice, beans, and broccoli—all topped with a layer of cheddar before baking. While the rice cooks, wash and dry the fresh produce. A Healthy Mexican Chicken Casserole that is full of lean protein, plenty of veggies, and tons of flavor! So for this recipe the rice will cook right in the casserole dish along with the veggies and chicken. It is SUPER important that you get the correct rice for this casserole!

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