Smoky baked chicken with tortillas and rice recipe

Smoky baked chicken with tortillas and rice recipe

Nutritious and delicious, this crunchy bake makes a fun and flavourful family meal. Feel free to experiment with different flavoured tortilla chips and ready-made pasta sauces to find your favourite combination.

Tip: you can use any leftover frozen rice or risotto, or ready-made rice pouches to make this dish. Just add instead of the long grain rice and cook per instructions.

Ingredients

  • 250 g long grain rice, cooked
  • 400 g mini chicken fillets, cubed
  • 350 g pasta sauce from a jar
  • 1 tbsp sweet smoked paprika
  • 75 g grated Cheddar and mozzarella mix
  • 80 g tortilla chips
  • 2 tbsp chopped parsley
  • 8.8 oz long grain rice, cooked
  • 14.1 oz mini chicken fillets, cubed
  • 12.3 oz pasta sauce from a jar
  • 1 tbsp sweet smoked paprika
  • 2.6 oz grated Cheddar and mozzarella mix
  • 2.8 oz tortilla chips
  • 2 tbsp chopped parsley
  • 8.8 oz long grain rice, cooked
  • 14.1 oz mini chicken fillets, cubed
  • 12.3 oz pasta sauce from a jar
  • 1 tbsp sweet smoked paprika
  • 2.6 oz grated Cheddar and mozzarella mix
  • 2.8 oz tortilla chips
  • 2 tbsp chopped parsley

Details

  • Cuisine: American
  • Recipe Type: Chicken
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Preparation Time: 5 mins
  • Cooking Time: 35 mins
  • Serves: 4

Step-by-step

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/400°F/gas mark.
  2. Place the rice, chicken, sauce, paprika and 100ml (3.4fl oz) hot water in a small ovenproof dish and stir well together.
  3. Bake for 30 minutes until the chicken is cooked through with no pink meat.
  4. Sprinkle three-quarters of the cheese over the chicken then break up the tortilla chips and scatter over. Sprinkle over the remaining cheese and parsley, then bake for a further 5 minutes until the cheese has melted and the tortillas have browned a little at the edges.

This recipe is courtesy of Waitrose & Partners.

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