Santa Fe Chicken and Rice

Tucson Botanical Gardens

Cook's notes: Weeknight Meals Made Easy-Spend Less Time in the Kitchen 
I was fully engaged after reading the advertisement for  

The product comes in White, Brown and Jasmine Rice. If you go to  successrice.com   there are 50 recipes that use this product. I went with the featured recipe Santa Fe Chicken and Rice and added my own spin. It was quick, easy and very flavorful.  Diced olives are optional. A rotisserie chicken is an optional time saver. Brown rice is a healthy option.  Check out other rice options below the recipe.

Santa Fe Chicken and Rice

Ingredients:

• 1 box of Success Boil in a Bag rice (you will need 1 bag of rice from the box for this dish) I used Brown Rice but white or jamine work too.
• 1 TB. olive oil
• 3/4 cup diced red onion
•  1/2 cup diced red and green min bell peppers
• 2 cups of cooked chicken, diced 
• 1 cup frozen corn 
• 1 cup black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 cup mild or medium salsa
• 1-10 oz. can diced Mexican Style Tomatoes (Rotel) 
• 2 cups jalapeno Monterey Jack cheese, Pepper Jack cheese or Mexican 4 Blend Cheeses,divided
• optional 3/4 cup diced black olives

Directions:

• Grease a 2 qt. baking dish and preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
• Cook rice according to box directions.
• Heat oil and saute onions and peppers about 4 minutes.
• In large bowl add cooked chicken and rice, onions, peppers, corn, beans, salsa, tomatoes and 1 cup of cheese. 
• Mix well and place in greased baking dish. Sprinkle rest of cheese and olives on top. 
• Bake uncovered 30 minutes. 

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