Hello, I’m Kate. Today, we’re going to prepare mexican chicken and rice casserole recipe. Never miss today’s recipe. This is a simple recipe to try and is one of my family food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit more unique. This will be really delicious. Not to mention, it’s super satisfying.
Mexican chicken and rice casserole Recipe
Mexican chicken and rice casserole is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Mexican chicken and rice casserole is something which I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook 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:
- Take 1 2/3 cups uncooked rice
- Get 6 skinless, boneless, chicken breast halves
- Make ready 2 tbs fajita (or taco) seasoning
- Prepare 3 1/2 cups chicken broth
- Prepare 1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup (10.75 ounces)
- Make ready 1 can condensed cream of chicken soup (10.75 ounces)
- Make ready 1 1/2 cups salsa
- Make ready 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper (or to taste)
- Prepare 1 large onion, chopped
- Take 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
- Prepare 2 cups pepper jack cheese, shredded
Steps to make Mexican chicken and rice casserole:
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
- Boil the chicken halves for 12 minutes
- Cook the rice on the stove, using the chicken broth in place of plain water
- 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.
- Mix the pepper jack and cheddar cheese together in a separate bowl.
- 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
- 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).
- Bake for 30 minutes. Lots of ways to alter this recipe. My feelings won’t be hurt by that… :-)
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