Leah Parker's Tex-Mex Chicken & Rice Casserole

Main Course

Recipe courtesy of Tara's Taste of The Town and Iron Cactus Restaurant - Calhoun, Louisiana

Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients: 
  • 1 Whole Rotisserie Chicken (purchased or self-prepared)
  • 3 cups cooked white or brown rice (your favorite brand)
  • 1/2 onion, diced
  • 1/2 red bell pepper, diced
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 green onion, trimmed and chopped
  • 1 can cream of chicken/cream of mushroom soup blended
  • 4 oz cream cheese, softened 
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 3 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
  • 1/2 lime, juiced
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 tablespoon granulated garlic
  • 2 cups Mexican blend shredded cheese

Tex-Mex Chicken & Rice Casserole

Tex-Mex Chicken & Rice Casserole

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Method: 

Preheat oven to 400˚F. Break down the chicken from the bones and set meat aside.

Meanwhile, saute your onion and bell pepper with butter. Once your vetegables are tender, add chicken, half of your seasonings, sour cream, cream cheese and the can of chicken/mushroom soup. Combine mixture together and simmer for about 5 minutes till mixed thoroughly.  

After your rice is cooked, add cilantro, lime juice and the remainder of your seasonings and mix well. Use a 9x13-inch casserole dish  (sprayed well with nonstick spray), layer the rice mixture, chicken mixture, and top with shredded cheese. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until cheese is melted and bubbling around the edges!

 

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Comments

Shirley Leydecker - Nov 13, 2014
<p>The above recipe sounds so delicious. However, with the ingredients i'm a little confused. Is it one can of cr. of mushr. soup PLUS a can of cream of chicken soup?</p><p>Please let me know if possible so I can cook this dish.</p><p>Thanks</p><p>Shirley</p>

Tara Ambrose - Nov 17, 2014
<p>Hi Shirley,</p><p>It's actually an either or selection. Either a can of cream of mushroom or a can of cream of chicken. </p><p>Hope this helps!</p><p>Happy cooking!</p>