{"id":34753,"date":"2020-07-01T03:16:48","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T07:16:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=34753"},"modified":"2020-07-01T03:16:48","modified_gmt":"2020-07-01T07:16:48","slug":"chicken-enchilada-rice-bake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2020\/07\/01\/chicken-enchilada-rice-bake\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken Enchilada Rice Bake"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6237\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2012\/01\/17\/apple-cake\/food-header-1-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,144\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Food-Header-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?fit=640%2C144&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6237\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=640%2C144&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"144\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/Food-Header-12.jpg?resize=300%2C67&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"34756\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2020\/07\/01\/chicken-enchilada-rice-bake\/chickricebake\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ChickRiceBake.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,480\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ChickRiceBake\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ChickRiceBake.jpg?fit=640%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34756\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ChickRiceBake.jpg?resize=640%2C480&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ChickRiceBake.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/ChickRiceBake.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m always looking for ways of using leftover chicken. What&#8217;s wonderful about this dish \u00a0 \u00a0 with the exception of the chicken and cheese, all of the other ingredients &#8211; corn, Rotel tomatoes, black beans, enchilada sauce &#8211; can be pulled from your pantry. This could easily feed four people with leftovers for lunch the next day, which is great because it&#8217;s delicious! <!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups instant rice*<\/li>\n<li>2 cups cooked chicken, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 &#8211; 15 oz. can black beans, drained and rinsed<\/li>\n<li>1 cup corn<\/li>\n<li>1 can Rotel tomatoes, drained<\/li>\n<li>2 cups shredded cheddar, divided<\/li>\n<li>2 &#8211; 10 oz. cans red enchilada sauce<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup chicken broth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 350\u00ba, grease a 9&#8243; x 13&#8243; pan, set aside.<\/li>\n<li>Cook rice. (* I made long grain rice, I used 2 cups of rice and 4 cups of water.)<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, combine rice, chicken, black beans, corn, Rotel tomatoes, 1 1\/2 cups shredded cheddar, enchilada sauce, and chicken broth.<\/li>\n<li>Pour mixture into prepared pan, and top with remaining 1\/2 cup cheese.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until bubbling and cheese is melted.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m always looking for ways of using leftover chicken. What&#8217;s wonderful about this dish \u00a0 \u00a0 with the exception of the chicken and cheese, all of the other ingredients &#8211; corn, Rotel tomatoes, black beans, enchilada sauce &#8211; can be &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2020\/07\/01\/chicken-enchilada-rice-bake\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1238],"tags":[3795,2237,4189,4867,4315],"class_list":["post-34753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lovin-from-the-oven","tag-casseroles","tag-leftovers","tag-make-ahead-dinners","tag-pantry-meals","tag-what-to-do-with-leftover-chicken"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-92x","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":22547,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2017\/08\/14\/chicken-enchiladas\/","url_meta":{"origin":34753,"position":0},"title":"Chicken Enchiladas","author":"Tina Garceau","date":"August 14, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"This dish is a \"what to do with leftover chicken\"\u00a0and a \"what can I make ahead to throw in the oven after the pool\" dish. 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