Chicken Fajita Rice Casserole
Total Time
1 Hours
45 Minutes
Servings
6
Spice Level
Mild
Ingredients
13
Ingredient List
- Vegetable oil, for greasing
- 200g easy cook long-grain white rice
- 30g butter, diced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 600g chicken thigh fillets, cut in 2cm pieces
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 red capsicum, deseeded and diced
- 1 green capsicum, deseeded and diced
- 1 sachet Old El Paso™ Fajita Spice Mix
- 2 tablespoons freshly chopped coriander
Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C for fan assisted ovens), gas mark 4. Grease a large rectangular baking dish. Spread the rice evenly in the baking dish. Stir in 500ml water and the butter, cumin, coriander, salt and pepper.
- In large bowl, mix the chicken, onion, capsicums and Fajita Spice Mix. Spoon evenly over the rice mixture in the baking dish. Cover with foil. Bake for 40 minutes then remove from the oven and stir thoroughly. Replace the foil and bake for a further 35-40 minutes or until rice is tender, chicken is cooked through and nearly all the liquid has been absorbed. Stir well then serve garnished with the coriander.
Expert Tips
- Round out your fajita dinner and serve with heated Old El Paso™ Black Beans, drained and rinsed.
- Leftovers are great stuffed into Old El Paso™ Tortilla Boats or Pockets.
- If you want to pack more veg into this dish, stir in 100g frozen peas and 198g corn kernels about 20 minutes before the end of cooking time.