Taco Chicken and Rice is an easy one pan dinner idea with only a few ingredients. It’s easy to put together and smells wonderful as it bakes!

I love recipes like this Taco Chicken and Rice! It requires only a few ingredients and it is prepped and baked in the same dish! So it is super easy on the clean up! It’s also one of those recipes you just dump and bake, so it is super easy on a weeknight.

I like to use chicken thighs in this recipe. They just do better when baked and still come out moist. I also use medium grain rice because that is what we always have on hand.

You only need a few ingredients to make Taco Chicken and Rice:

• medium-grain rice
• diced tomatoes with green chiles
• cream of chicken soup- I used low-sodium.
• canned diced green chiles
• chicken broth
• bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed
• Optional toppings: cilantro and shredded cheese

Other dishes you might like:

• Easy Monterey Chicken
• Cajun Baked Chicken and Rice
• Easy Chicken Tortellini Pasta Bake

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Taco Chicken and Rice

Yield: 6 servings

Taco Chicken and Rice is an easy one pan dinner idea with only a few ingredients. It's easy to put together and smells wonderful as it bakes!

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Ingredients

• 2 cups medium-grain rice
• 10 oz can mild Rotel
• 4 oz can diced green chiles
• 10.5 oz can cream of chicken soup
• 1 taco seasoning packet.
• 32 oz chicken broth, low-sodium
• 6 bone-in chicken thighs, skin removed
• Optional: shredded cheese and chopped cilantro

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Spray a 9 x 13 casserole dish with cooking oil spray.
3. Add rice, rotel, green chiles, cream of chicken, and about 1/3 of taco packet to casserole dish and stir to combine.
4. Stir in chicken broth.
5. Sprinkle chicken thighs with another 1/3 taco seasoning and rub into both sides of chicken. You can even add a little creole seasoning to each piece of chicken if you like it a little more seasoned.
6. Lay chicken on top of rice mixture. Sprinkle with remaining taco seasoning and cover with foil.
7. Bake for 1 hr. and 30 minutes. Remove foil. At this point, if you want chicken a little crispier on top, you can put it under the broiler for a few minutes. You can also top it with cheese.

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