Ingredients for - Southwest Chicken and Rice Casserole

1. Nonstick cooking spray
2. Cooked rotisserie chicken, meat removed from bones and chopped 1 (3 pound)
3. Uncooked white rice 1 ½ cups
4. Black beans, rinsed and drained 1 (19 ounce) can
5. Whole kernel corn, drained 1 (12 ounce) can
6. Tomato sauce 2 ¾ cups
7. Chicken broth 2 cups
8. Sour cream 1 cup
9. Chili powder 1 tablespoon
10. Salt 1 teaspoon
11. Ground cumin ½ teaspoon
12. Ground ancho chile pepper ½ teaspoon
13. Ground white pepper ½ teaspoon
14. Chicken broth ½ cup
15. Grated aged Cheddar cheese 1 ½ cups

How to cook deliciously - Southwest Chicken and Rice Casserole

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2 . Stage

Spray a 4-quart casserole dish with nonstick spray. Add chicken, uncooked rice, black beans, and corn and stir until combined. Set aside.

3 . Stage

Mix tomato sauce, 2 cups chicken broth, sour cream, chili powder, salt, cumin, ancho chile pepper, and white pepper together in a large bowl. Pour into the casserole dish and mix well; contents should be fairly soupy. Cover with foil.

4 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Remove from the oven, uncover, and stir.

5 . Stage

Add the remaining 1/2 cup chicken broth if the casserole is too dry or beginning to stick. Cover again and return to the oven until rice is soft, about 40 more minutes.

6 . Stage

Remove foil, stir contents, and sprinkle with grated Cheddar cheese. Return to the oven until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.