Veronica's Rice and Chicken Combo Bake

Submitted by Trixyinaz

"A Rice, chicken, cumin, lime, chili powder bake."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 5mins
• Ingredients: 18
• Yields: 6-8 cups

ingredients

• Chicken

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, sliced and cubed in small chunks
• salt
• pepper
• cumin

• Rice

• 3⁄4 cup uncooked rice
• 1 can condensed cream of chicken soup
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies (with juice)
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 teaspoon cumin
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 1⁄8 teaspoon chili powder
• 1⁄2 cup shredded cheddar cheese (optional)
• 1⁄4 cup chopped cilantro (optional)

• Lime Sauce

• 8 teaspoons fresh squeezed lime juice
• 1 teaspoon oil
• 3 cloves minced garlic

directions

1. Chicken: Cut chicken breasts into bite size cubes.
2. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and a pinch of cumin.
3. Place in a bowl and set aside.
4. Lime Sauce: In a small bowl, combine the lime juice, oil and garlic.
5. Mix well, pour over chicken cubes, cover and marinate in fridge for 1 hour.
6. Rice: Chop the onions and green chilies.
7. In a 3 qt shallow baking dish, combine the cream of chicken soup, rice, onions, chilies and spices
8. Add the chicken and marinade, mix together, cover tightly and bake at 375 degrees for 45-60 minutes, or until rice is tender.
9. Top with cheddar cheese& cilantro (optional) and serve immediately- serving size is 1 cup.

Reviews

[melissa williams]

Wonderful! My husband and I scarfed this down, and it was one of those casseroles that was even better the next day. The leftovers didn't last long. Also, I substituted arborio rice in the same amount as the white rice called for. It gave the whole thing a creamier texture. Definately one I'll be making again.

 

[Laceys mom]

We really liked this one, even my picky husband and mother. You can definitely taste the cumin in this, which I hadn't really cooked with in the past. It's a pretty flavorful dish. Make sure to get the rice done. I didn't quite leave it long enough. My husband suggested to use chicken broth instead of the water. I think it was fine with the water personally. Overall very good and easy.

 

[Felina]

This was so easy and really delicious. Hubby wanted it two nights in a row. I used extra cumin because we love it and I used the whole can of chicken soup because I used extra onions. Used Texmati rice and it was excellent! Thanks Veronica!

 

[Mrs. Ambrosia]

WOW this was GREAT!!! I actually put the cilantro into the casserole to cook while it was baking and added pepper jack cheese on top. We we also thinking that it tasted amazingly like tortilla soup, only in a casserole. This is definetly a keeper and will be making it again!!

 

[children from A to Z]

This was fantastic! Everyone ate it all gone even my picky eaters. (I couldn't believe it). My husband said looks good but the kids won't eat that. After dinner he said I stand corrected. Thanks so much for an easy and tasty dinner. FYI the marinade made the chicken soooo tender.