Mexican Chicken Casserole

Name: Mexican Chicken Casserole
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1/4 cup minced onion; 1 (10 1/4 ounce) can cream of chicken soup; 1 cup water; 1 (1 1/4 ounce) package chili seasoning mix, powder; 2 cups cooked chicken, diced; 1 1/3 cups instant rice, uncooked; 1/4 cup green peppers or 1/4 cup red pepper, chopped; 1 1/4 cups tortilla chips, crushed divided; 1 1/3 cups cheddar cheese, grated

Submitted by Sandy in Oklahoma

"Using left-over chicken, you can have dinner on the table in less than 30 minutes. We usually top our servings with sour cream and chopped onions for a little crunch."

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 9
Serves:: 6

ingredients

¹⁄₄ cup minced onion
1 (10 1/4 ounce) can cream of chicken soup
1 cup water
1 (1 1/4 ounce) package chili seasoning mix, powder
2 cups cooked chicken, diced
1 ¹⁄₃ cups instant rice, uncooked
¹⁄₄ cup green peppers or 1/4 cup red pepper, chopped
1 ¹⁄₄ cups tortilla chips, crushed divided
1 ¹⁄₃ cups cheddar cheese, grated

directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 9x13-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
Combine onion, water, soup, chili powder mix, pre-cooked chicken, cumin, uncooked rice, and peppers in pan and cook approximately 10-15 minutes on low heat until rice is tender.
Line prepared baking dish with 1 cup crushed tortilla chips. Pour in chicken mixture. Top with cheese and remaining 1/4 cup of tortilla chips.
Bake 10-15 minutes until cheese is melted and golden brown.

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Reviews

I thought this was a pretty good casserole. I decided to try it because it was a bit of a different take on the leftover chicken casserole. I made Recipe #38719 and used it instead of buying a package. I also never have instant rice, so I just cooked regular rice until it was within a couple of minutes of being done. Then I threw it all in with the rest of the ingredients and cooked as stated in the recipe. The end result tasted great! I took the advice of a previous reviewer and made burritos out of the leftovers and a little bit of extra cheese. Thanks for the great recipe!

jnpj7468
This ended up tasting alright at the end, but I don't know about the cooking instructions. I combined everything in a pan on low heat and the rice wasn't anywhere near done even after 30 min. Doesn't the liquid have to boil to cook rice? I turned up the heat, and ended up with a layer of burnt stuff on the bottom of the pan. Transfered what was left to a microwaveable dish, and covered in microwave for about 10 min. Rice was done. I think I lost a lot of the creaminess in the process. It was ok, and comments were made that this dish would make good burrito filling.

CasseroleNightMom