Recipe: Tasty Easy Mexican Chicken and rice

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Easy Mexican Chicken and rice. Make Chicken & Yellow Rice With Broccoli & Cheddar Cheese For A Delicious Family Meal. In a large skillet, brown chicken in butter. Stir in the salsa, rice mix, olives and lime juice.

Easy Mexican Chicken and rice Stir in the rice; cover and remove from the heat. Mexican Chicken and Rice Dinner Recipe - an easy and delicious meal! Our family LOVES Mexican food and that's why this dinner is one of our favorites. You can have Easy Mexican Chicken and rice using 6 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Easy Mexican Chicken and rice

  1. It's 1 1/2-2 pounds of skinless boneless, chicken breasts cut into pieces (size you like).
  2. Prepare 1/2 jar (24 oz) of Lime and Garlic Salsa.
  3. It's 1/2 jar (24 oz) of Roasted Salsa Verde (green).
  4. You need 1 pkg of sliced mushrooms (unless you don't like them).
  5. Prepare of Shredded sharp cheddar cheese for topping.
  6. It's 1 box of Spanish Rice (I use Knorr's or Zatarain's).

A perfect go-to meal when you're craving Mexican food. This is my quick and easy version of a Mexican flavored chicken and rice dinner. What I wanted: I didn't want that bland white rice taste. The rice needed some "pop" to it.

Easy Mexican Chicken and rice step by step

  1. Using a large skillet, spray with cooking oil and put in 1/2 the salsa and chicken. Cook on medium for 10 minutes, covered. Then add the rest of the salsa and turn the chicken. Cook another 10 minutes. Add the mushrooms in and cook on low for another 10 minutes..
  2. While the chicken is cooking, make the rice according to the recipe on the box. Serve the chicken salsa mixture over the rice and top with shredded cheese. I put a dollop of sour cream on top as well. Delicious!.

Stir in the salt and pepper. Living in California my whole life I've been exposed to some pretty awesome Mexican food. The rice is the classic authentic Mexican rice recipe that I grew up eating made with lightly toasted rice cooked in a simple tomato, onion and garlic broth. I then cooked it with chicken thighs that I marinated in chili powder, paprika, oregano, cumin and a few other ingredients to really tenderize the meat. It's made with enchilada sauce, green chiles, rice, and all the toppings (hello avocado, sour cream, and tomato)!.