Cheesy Rice Recipe
Cheesy Chicken and Rice Bake - a DELICIOUS combination of chicken, rice, corn, black beans, green chiles, and cheese! This is a dinner recipe is full of flavor and is so easy to make.
Prep Time10 minutes mins
Cook Time15 minutes mins
Total Time25 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 6
Author: Lil' Luna
- 3 chicken breasts cubed
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 box Rice-a-Roni
- 1 11 oz. can corn
- 1 11 oz. can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 4 oz. can green chilis
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp garlic salt (with parsley flakes)
- 1 cup shredded cheese Mexican, Monterrey Jack
- cilantro
Cook chicken in a skillet with 1 tablespoon hot vegetable oil, about 4 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
Prepare rice according to package directions. Mix in corn, beans and chilis and spices.
Mix in chicken with rice and top with cheese. Let melt and top with chopped cilantro and sauce of choice.
TRIED & TRUE FINDINGS:
- DIFFICULTY: Simple
- HOW MANY DOES IT FEED: 6
- ANY CHANGES MADE: We used rice a roni instead of white rice, used canned corn instead of frozen, no yogurt, used Monterrey jack cheese instead of cheddar.
- ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR NEXT TIME: We love the changes we made and will stick with them!
Calories: 205kcal | Protein: 28g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 87mg | Sodium: 442mg | Potassium: 432mg | Vitamin A: 160IU | Vitamin C: 1.3mg | Calcium: 100mg | Iron: 0.6mg