A quick and easy baked chicken and rice casserole with peppers, corn, black beans, and flavorful Tex Mex spices! An instant family favorite!
Prep Time: 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 20 minutesminutes
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Total Time: 30 minutesminutes
Servings:6servings
Ingredients
2boneless skinless chicken breasts, pounded to ½ inch thickness and diced
1tablespooncumin
1teaspoonchili powder
1teaspoongarlic powder
1teaspoonsalt
½teaspoonblack pepper
6tablespoonsbutter
¼cupflour
½cuplow sodium chicken broth
½cupfat free half and half , or milk, (you can also sub heavy cream if preferred)
1 ½cupscooked rice , (I used long grain white rice)
8ouncesdiced green chiles, (2 4-ounce cans)
1cupdiced bell peppers , (I used red, green, yellow, and orange - but use whatever combination you have on hand or prefer!)
1can black beans
1can yellow corn , or 1 1/2 cups frozen corn
⅓cupcilantro, roughly chopped, (measure 1/2 cup leaves - then chop)
½cupMexican blend cheese , (or fiesta blend, or cheddar, or jack cheese, etc - whatever you prefer!)
tortilla strips (found next to the croutons and salad dressings), or crushed tortilla chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Preheat a large nonstick pan or skillet to medium heat and spray with cooking spray. Whisk together cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, slat, and black pepper.
Season chopped chicken with 2 teaspoons of the seasoning mix. Add chicken to preheated pan and sauté 5-8 minutes until cooked through. Transfer chicken to a large bowl and set aside.
Add butter to pan and return to heat. when butter is melted, stir in flour until mixture clumps together. Gradually stir in chicken broth and milk. When mixture is smooth remove from heat. Add cooked rice, peppers, black beans, chiles, and corn to chicken bowl. Add cream mixture and stir to combine. Stir in remaining seasoning mix and cilantro. Add salt and pepper to taste.
Transfer mixture to a casserole dish and sprinkle with shredded cheese. Top with tortilla strips/chips. Bake 15 minutes until entire dish is heated though. Serve immediately.
Notes
Add one jalapeno, diced and seeded, for extra heat.