Mexican chicken and rice casserole

Name: Mexican chicken and rice casserole
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 2/3 cups uncooked rice; 6 skinless, boneless, chicken breast halves; 2 tbs fajita (or taco) seasoning; 3 1/2 cups chicken broth; 1 can condensed cream of mushroom soup (10.75 ounces); 1 can condensed cream of chicken soup (10.75 ounces); 1 1/2 cups salsa; 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper (or to taste); 1 large onion, chopped; 2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded; 2 cups pepper jack cheese, shredded

Scott Fleury @cook_3861874

This is my take on a dish I had years ago. It is not authentic Mexican, but certainly has Mexican flavors. Adding a can of corn to the soup mixture is a great idea a friend gave me. Other things you might want to add are jalapeños, black olives, and cilantro (coriander). Have fun with this one. Make it your own!!

Scott Fleury @cook_3861874

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Ingredients

8 servings

1 2/3 cupsuncooked rice
6skinless, boneless, chicken breast halves
2 tbsfajita (or taco) seasoning
3 1/2 cupschicken broth
1 cancondensed cream of mushroom soup (10.75 ounces)
1 cancondensed cream of chicken soup (10.75 ounces)
1 1/2 cupssalsa
1 tablespooncayenne pepper (or to taste)
1large onion, chopped
2 cupscheddar cheese, shredded
2 cupspepper jack cheese, shredded

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Steps

1

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees
2

Boil the chicken halves for 12 minutes
3

Cook the rice on the stove, using the chicken broth in place of plain water
4

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.
5

Mix the pepper jack and cheddar cheese together in a separate bowl.
6

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
7

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).
8

Bake for 30 minutes. Lots of ways to alter this recipe. My feelings won't be hurt by that... :-)