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Southwest Chicken Skillet

A recipe from www.ro-tel.com. Legend has it this recipe was developed by chuck wagon chefs.

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Servings: 4 Servings
Total Time (median): 0 : 50 Active Time: 0 : 15

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Ingredients


Preparation

Heat oil in skillet over medium high heat. Cook chicken for about 5 minutes, stirring frequently, or until no longer pink. Stir in rice, tomatoes, water, and all but 2 tablespoons of the onion. Bring to a boil, cover, reduce heat to low and cook for 20 minutes or until rice is tender. Stir chicken and rice. Top with cheese and reserved 2 tablespoons of green onion. Cover and cook 5 minutes more or until cheese melts. Garnish with sour cream, if desired.

For variety, try blending 1 cup of frozen peas in step 3 just before topping with cheese. Heat through and serve.


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We had this great recipe again last night! I made another modification that was really great. I took a ziploc bag & added 1 tsp of chili powder, 1 tsp of garlic powder & 1 tsp of cumin, shook it and then placed the chicken pieces in to coat them before cooking in the skillet. It really added extra flavor to the chicken instead of just adding it with all the other ingredients. This time I used frozen corn in place of mixed vegetables for variety. I cut the pieces of chicken a bit smaller, 3/4" and my husband said it was much better. This recipe will be on my meal schedules very often. Thanks again for a great recipe!! : )

cogrammacogramma :  :  21w 6d ago


ANOTHER WINNER. THIS WAS SO EASY TO MAKE AND VERY TASTY. I ALSO MADE SOME MODIFICATIONS AND HALVED THE RECIPE FOR TWO. I USED WHOLE BONE IN BREAST (WHICH I BROWNED) WHITE ONION IN THE DISH AND GREEN ONION TO GARNISH. HOMEMADE CHICKEN STOCK INSTEAD OF WATER AND I TOASTED THE RICE BEFORE ADDING THE TOMATOES AND THE LIQUIDS, BROUGHT IT TO THE BOIL, NESTLED THE WHOLE CHICKEN BREAST IN THE RICE AND LIQUIDS, REDUCED THE HEAT, PUT THE LID ON IT AND SET MY TIMER FOR 25 MINUTES WHEN THE RICE WAS COOKED I TURNED THE HEAT OFF PUT THE CHEESE ON THE DISH AND RECOVERED IT UNTIL WE WERE READY TO EAT. I SERVED IT WITH TEXAS CAVIAR http://www.bigoven.com/160205-Texas-Caviar-recipe.html AND TOASTED TORTILLA STRIPS, WE HAD LEMON POUND CAKE FOR DESSERT. BB THIS IS ANOTHER ONE FOR MY GIRLS COOK BOOK ALONG WITH YOUR COCONUT AND CHOCOLATE CAKE RECIPES. HOPE YOU DONT MIND. THANKS FOR ANOTHER GREAT AND EASY RECIPE START TO FINISH 55 MINUTES.

PRL182PRL182 : : 0:55 total time :  22w 3d ago


We liked this recipe very much! I did make some modifications to add more spice using 1 T Cumin and My House Seasoning consisting of Garlic Powder, Pepper and Salt, added frozen mixed vegetables and used colby-jack cheese. I cut the recipe in half since there are two of us and it was still very scrumptious!!

cogrammacogramma :  :  23w 5d ago


This was a great recipe. I started with your idea. We like things pretty spicy around here, so I added a few drops of Tabasco® Sauce, 2 T. of Chili Powder, 2 T Cumin, and a few shakes of Lawry's® Seasoning Salt, pepper, and Garlic Powder. I also added a lot more diced tomatoes, and a package of frozen corn. Next time I am going to add black olives and mushrooms at the kids' request. It was so good that it made the skiing list. That means that this is a meal the kids want to take along to eat at the ski hill each week. Huge honor, I'll have you know!

fudge4ufudge4u :  :  1y 45w 2d ago


This was a great recipe. I started with your idea. We like things pretty spicy around here, so I added a few drops of Tabasco® Sauce, 2 T. of Chili Powder, 2 T Cumin, and a few shakes of Lawry's® Seasoning Salt, pepper, and Garlic Powder. I also added a lot more diced tomatoes, and a package of frozen corn. Next time I am going to add black olives and muchrooms at the kids' request. It was so good that it made the skiing list. That means that this is a meal the kids want to take along to eat at the ski hill each week. Huge honor, I'll have you know!

fudge4ufudge4u :  :  1y 45w 2d ago


I used a Mexican blend of grated cheese on this tonight and it was delicious.

Beachbumette :  :  2y 18w 6d ago


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