Healthy Chicken Taco Rice Casserole
This healthy chicken taco rice casserole is prepared using ground chicken, white rice, veggies and cheese, all in one skillet. It is full with Mexican flavors and perfect for a quick and easy lunch or dinner meal.
Servings: 5
Calories: 391kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup rice
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 2-3 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 1 medium onion diced
- 2 medium tomatoes diced
- 1 red bell pepper diced
- 1 cup corn use fresh or frozen
- 3 cup water
- 2 tsp cooking oil
- salt
Seasonings
- 1 ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 ½ teaspoon chipotle chili powder
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat some oil on medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and saute for 2-3 mins.
- Add ground chicken and cook until the pink color disappears (in about 3-4 min, see notes).
- Then add diced tomato, peppers, corn, and rice. Also, add all the spices listed under seasonings, mix everything well and saute the mixture for 2-3 mins.
- Add water and bring the mixture to a boil. Season with salt, reduce heat to low, cover, and cook the rice for 15 mins.
- Turn off the heat, spread the Mexican cheese blend evenly over the cooked rice, cover and let it sit for another 10 mins.
- Garnish with fresh chopped parsley, diced avocado, lime wedges and serve warm.
Notes
- Always rinse and clean the rice before cooking.
- After adding ground chicken to the hot pan, keep breaking it into smaller pieces. Otherwise, it will result in large chunky pieces.
- Make sure the heat is off after layering the cheese. Else, the rice may burn at the base of the pan.
- Add more cheese if you want to make a really cheesy casserole dish.
- Don’t have a large skillet? Just make it in a large pot like a dutch oven. I sometimes make it in my cast iron 3qt dutch oven. It is good enough for cooking the amount of ingredients mentioned in the recipe.
- See helpful notes section above for more tips.
Nutrition
Calories: 391kcal | Carbohydrates: 57.4g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 8.5g | Saturated Fat: 2.3g | Cholesterol: 78mg | Potassium: 850mg | Fiber: 3.4g | Sugar: 4.6g | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 5mg