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Mexican Rice with Chicken

Name: Mexican Rice with Chicken
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings.
Cuisine: North America, Mexican
Ingredients: 1 package (6.4 ounces) Mexican-style rice and pasta mix; 2 tablespoons butter; 1-3/4 cups water; 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes with onions, undrained; 2 cups cubed cooked chicken; 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped

16 reviews

Test Kitchen Approved

Total Time

Prep: 5 min. Cook: 30 min.

Makes

4 servings

Updated: Sep. 26, 2022

This skillet supper comes together with leftover cooked chicken and a packaged mix. After I prepared this rice, I served the extras on tortillas with cheese and sour cream the next day. Both meals were a hit. —Debra Rzodkiewicz, Erie, Pennsylvania

Mexican Rice with Chicken Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

1 package (6.4 ounces) Mexican-style rice and pasta mix
2 tablespoons butter
1-3/4 cups water
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) diced tomatoes with onions, undrained
2 cups cubed cooked chicken
1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and chopped

Directions

In a large skillet, cook and stir rice and pasta mix in butter until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Add the water, tomatoes and contents of rice seasoning packet. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 10 minutes.

Add chicken and jalapeno. Cover and cook until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed, 8-10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

1-1/2 cups: 385 calories, 12g fat (5g saturated fat), 79mg cholesterol, 1217mg sodium, 42g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 2g fiber), 25g protein.

Mexican Rice with Chicken

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