Easy and Cheesy- Green Chile, Chicken and Rice Casserole

Easy and Cheesy- Green Chile, Chicken and Rice Casserole

Prep10 min
Cook35 min
Total45 min
Servings6
Difficultyeasy

Ingredients

  • 2 tbspOlive Oil
  • 1 smallOnion, minced
  • 1Yellow Bell Peppers, chopped
  • 0.5 cupMilk
  • 1Eggs
  • 0.5 cupSour Cream
  • 24 oz cans green chiles, well, diced drained
  • 10 ozpre- chicken, diced cooked
  • pinchGround Cayenne Pepper
  • 1 tbspcumin
  • Plenty of salt and pepper
  • 2 cupcheese (I used a combo of white cheddar and pepper jack, but Monterey Jack is really good too.), shredded
  • 4 cuprice, cooked

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. rub olive oil on the sides and bottom of a large casserole dish.

  2. 2

    In a large pan over medium-high heat, saute onions and bell peppers with olive oil until they begin to brown. Set aside.

  3. 3

    Combine the rice, chicken, 1 1/2 cup of the cheese, green chilies, sour cream, cumin, cayenne, salt, pepper and onion mixture to the casserole dish and combine well. (Give the mixture a taste to make sure you have enough salt, pepper and cayenne.)

  4. 4

    In a separate bowl, whisk together milk and egg.  Add milk and egg to the rice mixture

  5. 5

    Top the casserole with remaining shredded cheese and bake for 30 to 35 minutes.