Oven-Baked Spanish Chicken With Rice

Name: Oven-Baked Spanish Chicken With Rice
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4-6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 whole chicken (cut into pieces, or use chicken breasts); seasoning salt; black pepper; 4 -6 tablespoons oil; 2 medium onions, chopped; 1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped; 1 -2 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped; 2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic (or to taste); 1 -2 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes (optional or to taste); 2 (14 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained; 2 cups chicken broth; 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon powder (optional); 1 1/2 cups uncooked converted white rice; 1 tablespoon chili powder; 1 pinch cinnamon; 2 -4 teaspoons cumin; 1/2 cup sliced green olives; 1 cup Pace Picante Sauce; 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Submitted by Kittencalrecipezazz

"If you have a large enough baking dish you can throw in a few more pieces of chicken, I made this in my small roaster, but I think it would work in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish, adjust all spices to taste and please do not omit the olives they are what makes this dish!"

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photo by Samantha in Ut

Ready In:: 1hr
Ingredients:: 19
Serves:: 4-6

ingredients

1 whole chicken (cut into pieces, or use chicken breasts)
seasoning salt
black pepper
4 -6 tablespoons oil
2 medium onions, chopped
1 green bell pepper, seeded and chopped
1 -2 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped
2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic (or to taste)
1 -2 teaspoon dried chili pepper flakes (optional or to taste)
2 (14 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, undrained
2 cups chicken broth
1 tablespoon chicken bouillon powder (optional)
1 ¹⁄₂ cups uncooked converted white rice
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 pinch cinnamon
2 -4 teaspoons cumin
¹⁄₂ cup sliced green olives
1 cup Pace Picante Sauce
1 ¹⁄₂ cups shredded cheddar cheese

directions

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
Season the chicken with seasoned salt (or white salt) and black pepper then add to the skillet.
Brown on both sides then remove to a plate.
Add in the onions, bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, garlic and chili flakes (if using) saute until soft (about 3-4 minutes).
Add in tomatoes with juice, broth, rice, chili powder, cinnamon and cumin; mix with wooden spoon and bring to a boil.
Season with more seasoned salt and black pepper to taste.
Transfer to a large greased baking dish or roasting pan.
Top with the browned chicken pieces, then sprinkle the olives all over.
Bake covered at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes, or until the rice is tender.
Uncover then spoon picante sauce over the chicken.
To with with shredded cheddar cheese.
Return to oven to bake 3-5 minutes.

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Reviews

This was outstanding!!! We did one step further. Added a little bit of sour cream on top of the cheese on the chicken before serving and omg!!! Yum! Thank you so much!

Shelley B.
I LOVED this recipe! I couldn't eat enough of it. I was stuffed and I still wanted more. Thank you for sharing. I used diced chicken breasts instead of a whole chicken and made brown rice ahead of time, omitted broth. I only had a can of Rotel and a couple of medium sized tomatoes (seeded and chopped) to add instead of the 2 can diced tomatoes. Turned out wonderful!

alkaloidqueen
OMG! This recipe was SOOOO good! As I was putting the cheese on the top, I was thinking we don't really need this, but I'm really glad I put it on there. YUM!!! I would add more rice, though, mine came out kinda saucy. It was DELICIOUS!

mstdean
This is amazing!! I was really worried about the green olives but they added alot to the dish. We loved this and it is going in regular rotation. Another winner Kittencal. Made for ZWT5.

Samantha in Ut

Tweaks

I LOVED this recipe! I couldn't eat enough of it. I was stuffed and I still wanted more. Thank you for sharing. I used diced chicken breasts instead of a whole chicken and made brown rice ahead of time, omitted broth. I only had a can of Rotel and a couple of medium sized tomatoes (seeded and chopped) to add instead of the 2 can diced tomatoes. Turned out wonderful!

alkaloidqueen