Chicken Cheese and Rice

30m
Serves 2
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Directions

  1. 1Cut chicken into small pieces and cook in a skillet on medium-high heat with butter. Season with salt, pepper, cayenne, cumin, dried cilantro, black pepper, and chili powder.
  2. 2Let that cook until chicken is cooked through. Move the chicken to the edges of the skillet and pour about 1 tbsp of olive oil into the skillet. Add uncooked, rinsed rice and stir around for a couple of minutes.
  3. 3Add Rotel, tomato sauce, minced garlic, and chicken broth. Stir well, cover with a lid, and cook on medium-low heat for about 15-20 minutes or until rice is cooked.
  4. 4Microwave queso and pour some over the chicken and rice. Top with fresh cilantro.
  5. 5Serve as is or in tortillas with fresh pico de gallo.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb chicken
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 0.5 tsp pepper
  • 0.25 tsp cayenne
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp dried cilantro
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tbsp minced garlic
  • 10 oz can Rotel
  • 8 oz can tomato sauce
  • 1.5 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup long grain white rice
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup White Queso Cheese Dip
  • 2 Flour tortillas
  • 1 serving Pico de gallo
  • 1 serving Fresh cilantro

Equipment

skillet