Chicken Fajita Rice. Chicken, rice, cheese, peppers, guacamole, and sour cream make this chicken recipe a winner! As if I needed a reason to celebrate. In a medium bowl, combine spices to make fajita seasoning, or use store-bought.
Stir the peppers occasionally, allowing them to get a nice blister/char from the hot skillet. This Fajita Chicken and Rice Casserole has become one of my favorite recipes. With cooked chicken and rice you just mix the rest of the ingredients and then bake. You can cook Chicken Fajita Rice using 14 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of Chicken Fajita Rice
- It's 3 tbsp. of unsalted butter, divided.
- It's 2 of bell peppers (any color), diced.
- You need 1/2 of yellow onion, diced.
- It's 2 cloves of garlic, minced.
- You need 1 cup of long grain rice.
- It's 1 tsp. of chili powder.
- You need 1/2 tsp. of each ground cumin, smoked paprika, salt.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp. of dried oregano.
- Prepare 1 can (4 oz.) of diced green chilis.
- You need of Juice of 1 lime.
- Prepare 2 1/2 cups of unsalted chicken broth.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of sour cream.
- You need 2 cups of cooked, shredded chicken.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of shredded pepper jack cheese.
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Chicken Fajita Rice instructions
- In a large, deep skillet with a tight fitting lid, heat 2 tbsp of the butter. Once it's melted, add in the peppers and onion with a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring often, until they're softened...about 5-7 minutes. Then add the garlic and the additional tbsp of butter and cook another minute or so more, until fragrant..
- Turn the heat up to med-high and stir in the rice and seasonings. Let the rice toast for 3-4 minutes, stirring often. Then stir in the diced green chiles, broth, lime juice and sour cream until it's all integrated. Place the lid on and let it come to a low boil. Once at a boil, lower the heat to low and let it simmer for 15-20 minutes, or until the rice is tender and the liquid has absorbed..
- Remove the pan from the heat and sprinkle the cheese across the top. Place the lid back on and let the cheese melt, then serve..
Cook the rice in chicken or vegetable broth with a pinch of saffron, salt, and pepper. In a separate skillet or dutch oven sauté chicken and bell peppers with some fajita seasonings. You can also add some chipotle chili powder for extra spiciness (and heat!). When hot add butter/oil and chicken. Turn IP off and add rice, broth, peppers, onion, chilies, and seasoning.