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You know those meals that are always a win? Like every time you make it, you think, “Why don’t I make this more often?” Fiesta Chicken Casserole is always, always, always a win for me. It’s easy as heck, I always have the ingredients, and everyone loves it. It’s a total slam dunk!
Chicken, rice, tomatoes, corn, and black beans are enveloped in a creamy and spicy sauce for a perfect blend of comfort and zing. This Fiesta Chicken Casserole is one of my most popular recipes for a reason!
Fiesta Chicken Casserole Ingredients
This meal is one of my favorites because I almost always have all of the ingredients on hand. I like to stock up on Rotel and Taco seasoning because I use them all the time. These two ingredients are so amazing for adding flavor fast.
For Fiesta Chicken Casserole, all you’ll need is:
- cooked shredded chicken (you could use shredded rotisserie chicken or cook some chicken breasts yourself)
- uncooked instant rice (Minute rice works great)
- Rotel Diced Tomatoes and Green Chiles
- taco seasoning
- milk
- corn
- cream of chicken soup
- black beans
- shredded cheddar cheese
How to Make Fiesta Chicken Casserole
I almost feel silly writing out a description of how to make this because it is so easy. Literally all you have to do is mix all the ingredients together (except 1/2 cup of the cheese for topping) and pour it in a greased baking dish. That’s all the prep work, I swear. Then, let it bake for half an hour, covered, and then remove the foil for the last 10 minutes of baking. That’s it!
Once your casserole is baked, you can serve it up and top with shredded lettuce, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, or lime, if you’d like. This recipe is great as is, but if you have these ingredients, these toppings add a nice fresh element to the dish.
Dump Casseroles
Dump Casseroles are kind of my favorite thing ever. I love how simple they are– I hardly have to think at all. I just dump everything in a baking dish set the timer and walk away for a while. Sometimes I like to see how much I can get done in the time that it’s cooking, and sometimes I just sit on the couch scrolling the whole time. Casseroles are great if you want a little extra time to be productive and if you want a little extra time to rest. Here are a few of my favorite easy meals!
Cheesy Chicken and Rice Casserole
Chicken Broccoli and Rice Casserole
Fiesta Chicken Casserole
4-5
servings10
minutes35
minutesChicken, rice, tomatoes, corn, and black beans are enveloped in a creamy and spicy sauce for a perfect blend of comfort and zing. This Fiesta Chicken Casserole is one of my most popular recipes!
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Ingredients
4 cups cooked shredded chicken
1 cup uncooked instant rice
10 oz can Rotel Diced Tomatoes and Green Chiles
2 tbsp taco seasoning
3 tbsp milk
15 oz can corn, drained
10 oz can cream of chicken soup
15 oz can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
toppings like shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, and sliced avocado (optional)
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- To a large bowl, add all of the ingredients except 1/2 cup of the cheese. Stir well.
- Grease a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick spray. Pour the casserole into the baking dish. Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top and cover with aluminum foil. Bake for 30 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes.
- Top with your favorite toppings and enjoy!
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I’m glad that I found your website! This is absolutely delicious. I’ve made this and several of your recipes. I just ordered your cookbook! Can’t wait!
This is a really versatile dish that’s so easy to make your own. I highly recommend adding toppings, though it can stand on its own. I added shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, avocado, sour cream, and a bit of hot sauce. YUM!
Delicious! The only reason it’s not getting 5 stars is that I think it had too much chicken. It overwhelmed the other flavors,
Very quick and easy to make and delicious! I used refried beans instead of black beans. Even my picky son loved it!
What are the freezer meal instructions? Assemble in the pan and then instead of baking freeze it? How do you cook from frozen?
Made this today – I cannot stop eating it!
Delicious and so easy! Love that it is dump and bake!
Just curious, I haven’t made this yet and am wondering if it’s too dry. Doesn’t seem like enough liquid? I love these kind of easy to make and clean up meals! 😊
This was VERY VERY VERY good! The whole family loved it, and it was so easy! I bought a non seasoned rotisserie chicken from walmart, took off all the meat, and used that for the chicken. This is going in my recipe book and will bring for pot lucks. Thank you for your recipe! We are going to try more of your recipes. I needed easy and delicous, and this was it!
This turned out great! I used two cans of chicken, drained and quickly rinsed. I also added a bit of salsa since we like dishes saucy. A keeper for sure, with pantry staples!
Are you using uncooked rice? Does the rice get nice and fluffy? It doesn’t seem like there would be enough liquid. Would love to hear how you make this rice magic happen. Thanks!
It’s instant rice. Cooks super quickly.
Delicious! I like to use the leftovers of any Mexican Rice Casserole as burrito filling!
I have made this 2 times the first time we ate it as a dinner. Then we bought scoops and now we eat it like a dip. Add black olives, top it with sour cream mixed with salt and pepper. No matter how you eat it this is an amazing dish.
Made this last night. I’m a single dad looking for new ways to get the kids into cooking. We did it together and they loved it, said it tasted like the inside of a Fajita at On the Border but better and more cheesy.