Rooster Fajita Casserole is a creamy, tacky casserole filled with rooster, rice and veggies. It’s a fast and straightforward one-dish meal, good for busy weeknights!
A FAST CASSEROLE RECIPE
For those who take pleasure in rooster fajitas then you’ll absolutely love this casserole! It takes all of the stuff you love about rooster fajitas however places it in a casserole – which is quick and straightforward to throw collectively. This ended up being an enormous hit with us. I took a number of shortcuts to make it faster to arrange however I give notes beneath on how one can change it up if you wish to put slightly extra work into it. That is undoubtedly a enjoyable meal so as to add to your Taco Tuesday rotation whenever you need one thing slightly completely different on the menu!
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
This casserole is tremendous filling and hearty as it’s. If you wish to add some extra veggies, I feel including some steamed veggies could be good. Serving with a aspect salad is at all times nice. I feel you may even serve this with some tortillas and scoop the filling into them and revel in it that method. See my recipe for Selfmade Flour Tortillas!
So this recipe was created to be a fast throw collectively casserole. Clearly, you may make it extra do-it-yourself if that’s what you would like. Fast, straightforward, and handy is what I used to be going for with this unique recipe. You possibly can make your personal Mexican Rice and your personal Selfmade Salsa and your personal Fajita Seasoning. You may make this as difficult or so simple as you want.
For those who don’t have the Spanish Rice packets from the shop, you may make some Selfmade Spanish Rice (my recipe makes use of floor beef- simply omit it for this recipe), my 3 Ingredient Mexican Rice, or use different choices like cooked white rice or cilantro rice.
You possibly can preserve the leftovers within the fridge for as much as 3-5 days. The longer it sits within the fridge past 3 days it’ll get slightly dry.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (SEE RECIPE CARD BELOW FOR THE FULL RECIPE)
- inexperienced and purple bell peppers
- yellow onion
- olive oil
- chopped rotisserie rooster– for those who want different concepts, you’ll be able to try the Ceaselessly Requested Questions part the place I shared a number of concepts.
- Spanish model rice– cook dinner in keeping with the instructions on the bundle. See my Ceaselessly Requested Questions above for some do-it-yourself rice choices to check out right here.
- cream of rooster soup– seize a can from the grocery retailer or use some Selfmade Cream of Rooster Soup.
- salsa – seize a few of your favourite salsa, or make some Selfmade Salsa.
- cream cheese– softened to room temperature. For those who didn’t do that forward of time, use my Tricks to Soften Cream Cheese Rapidly
- Mexican shredded cheese – you need to use your favourite shredded cheese.
- bitter cream
- fajita seasoning packet– seize a packet from the shop or make your personal Selfmade Fajita Seasoning.
- chopped cilantro– that is an optionally available ingredient as I do know folks have a love hate relationship with it.
HOW TO MAKE CHICKEN FAJITA CASSEROLE:
Preheat the oven to 350°. In a sauté pan add the peppers, onion, and 1 Tablespoon of oil over medium warmth. Saute for five minutes or till the onions are translucent.
To the saute pan add the rooster, rice, soup, salsa, cream cheese, 1/2 of the cheese, bitter cream, and fajita seasoning packet. Stir for five minutes till creamy.
Take away from the warmth. Put aside. Oil a 9×13-inch baking dish with the rest of the oil. Switch the rooster combination to the 9×13 baking dish. Cowl the baking dish with aluminum foil. Bake for about 15-20 minutes (it must be absolutely heat right through).
Take away the foil and high the dish with the rest of the cheese. Bake for an extra 5 minutes or till the cheese has fully melted.
Prime with chopped cilantro.
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- Please confer with my FAQ’s (Ceaselessly Requested Questions) and ingredient record above for different substitutions or for the solutions to the commonest questions.
Energy: 913kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 63g | Fats: 49g | Sodium: 2565mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 10g
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