Family Meal: Cheesy Mexican Chicken and Rice

with roasted red peppers

Prep & Cook Time: 40-50 min.

Difficulty Level: Easy

Spice Level: Mild

Cook Within: 5 days

Contains: Milk, Wheat

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We hope you have high ceilings because after serving this meal, your family is likely to hoist you on their shoulders and parade you around the house like the hero you are. This one-skillet wonder of chicken and cheesy rice gets a bold kick from crushed tomatoes and a Mexican spice-infused seasoning blend. With roasted red peppers, green peas, and oozing, melty Oaxacan cheese, this has all the makings of a meal for the ages.

In Your Box

  • 4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
  • 15 oz. Crushed Tomatoes
  • 1¼ cups Parboiled White Rice
  • 5 oz. Frozen Peas
  • Info
    4 oz. Shredded Chihuahua Cheese
  • 3 oz. Roasted Red Peppers
  • 3 Green Onions
  • Info
    1 Tbsp. Taco Seasoning
  • 1 Yellow Onion

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  • Nutrition (per serving)

  • Calories
    1800
  • Carbohydrates
    262g
  • Net Carbs
    258g
  • Fat
    21g
  • Protein
    118g
  • Sodium
    2050mg

Recipe Steps

You Will Need

  • Olive Oil
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • 1 Large Oven-Safe Pan

Before You Cook

Cooking Guidelines

To ensure food safety, the FDA recommends the following as minimum internal cooking temperatures:

  • Steak and Pork 145° F (rest cooked meat, 3 minutes) |
  • Seafood 145° F |
  • Chicken 165° F |
  • Ground Beef 160° F |
  • Ground Turkey 165° F |
  • Ground Pork 160° F
  1. 1

    Prepare the Ingredients

    Halve and peel yellow onion. Cut halves into 1/4” dice. Drain, rinse, and cut roasted red pepper into 1/4" dice. Trim and thinly slice green onions on an angle, keeping white and green portions separate. Rinse chicken breasts and pat dry. On a separate cutting board, halve each breast into two cutlets. Season cutlets on both sides with half the taco seasoning (reserve remaining for rice) and a pinch of salt and pepper.

  2. 2

    Sear the Chicken

    Heat 1 tsp. olive oil in a large oven-safe pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken cutlets to hot pan and cook on one side until well-browned, 2-3 minutes. Transfer to a plate and reserve pan; no need to wipe pan clean. Chicken will finish cooking in a later step.

  3. 3

    Start the Rice

    Return pan used to sear chicken to medium heat. Add 1 tsp. olive oil, yellow onion, and white portions of green onions to hot pan. Cook until softened, 2 minutes. Add rice and remaining seasoning blend. Cook, stirring constantly, 1 minute, then add crushed tomatoes, half the cheese (reserve remaining for topping), and 1 3/4 cups water.

  4. 4

    Bake the Rice

    Top mixture in pan with chicken and any accumulated juices. Increase heat to medium-high. Bring to a simmer, cover, and transfer pan to oven. If your pan is not oven-safe, transfer mixture to a 9 by 11 casserole. Bake until rice is tender and chicken reaches a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees, 20-25 minutes. Tomatoes may settle at top of rice. They will be mixed back in later.

  5. 5

    Finish the Rice

    Carefully remove pan from oven, transfer chicken to a plate, and rest 5 minutes. Stir peas, roasted red peppers, and half the green portions of green onions (reserve remaining for garnish) into rice. Top with remaining cheese and return pan to oven, uncovered, until cheese is melted, 5 minutes.

  6. 6

    Plate the Dish

    Serve chicken and cheesy rice on a plate. Garnish with remaining green portions of green onions.

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