Queso Salsa Chicken & Rice

This Queso Salsa Chicken & Rice is an easy one pot recipe that features salsa chicken baked in a bed of flavorful Spanish rice and topped with cheesy queso dip.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: chicken, queso, rice, salsa

Ingredients

4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts diced
1 packet of taco seasoning
1 cup Spanish rice
2 ½ cups chicken broth
16 ounces chunky salsa
½ cup queso dip

Instructions

Prep Work- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Cut the chicken breast into equal 1-inch size pieces.
Add the chicken to a large bowl and sprinkle on a packet of taco seasoning mix. Toss the chicken until every piece is coated in seasoning.
In a 7x11 casserole dish, pour the Spanish rice evenly in the bottom. Pour chicken broth on top then stir to combine. Place the chicken pieces on top of the rice and spread it out evenly. Pour jar of salsa on top of chicken.
Bake uncovered at 375 degrees for 40-50 minutes until the rice is fully cooked and the chicken reaches internal temp of 165 degrees.
Stir the rice and chicken to combine then heat up the queso dip and drizzle it on top. Allow dish to cool for 10-15 minutes. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

If you are on a pinch for time, you can bring the chicken broth to a boil prior to adding it to the casserole dish. That should cut the cooking time down to 25-30 minutes!

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