spanish chicken casserole

Name: Spanish Chicken Casserole
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: 2 box(es) spanish rice; 1 pound(s) chicken breast; 2 can(s) stewed or diced tomatoes; 2 cup(s) shredded mozzarella cheese; 5 tablespoon(s) chilli powder; 3 tablespoon(s) mesquite seasoning; 1/2 stick(s) butter

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Victoria Russell

Blackwood, NJ

Updated on Dec 19, 2014

Personally, I love Spanish dishes & decided I had to create one of my own. I just kept on making it up as I went along & wa-lah!

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It's a wonderful little dish that I kind of just made up as I went along & surely enough, everyone loved it! Try it out for yourself. Enjoy!

prep time 5 Min

cook time 40 Min

method Bake

yield Approx. 7

Ingredients

2 boxes spanish rice
1 pound chicken breast
2 cans stewed or diced tomatoes
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
5 tablespoons chilli powder
3 tablespoons mesquite seasoning
1/2 stick butter

How To Make spanish chicken casserole

Step 1

Make boxes of Spanish rice as directed.

Step 2

Dice chicken breast into approx. 1 inch cubes.
Step 3

Melt butter in a frying pan & add chicken.
Step 4

While chicken is cooking, sprinkle chilli powder & mesquite seasoning over it,making sure it gets on all the chicken.
Step 5

Preheat oven to 350°F.
Step 6

When chicken is cooked thoroughly, take a 13 × 9 inch GREASED pan.
Step 7

Spread rice evenly in the pan, making the first layer. Then add seasoned chicken as second layer.
Step 8

Add the 2 cans of diced or stewed tomatoes to make the final layer, then top with the shredded cheese.
Step 9

Bake for approx. 10-15 minutes or until cheese is melted.
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