Chicken-and-rice casserole gets jazzed up with andouille sausage, fire-roasted tomatoes, and the trinity of Cajun cooking—green pepper, onion and celery—for a weeknight-easy spin on a classic that’ll spice up your dinner menu.
Chicken and Dirty Rice Casserole
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 15 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
- 4 teaspoons vegetable oil
- 1 medium green bell pepper, chopped (about 1 cup)
- 1 cup chopped onions
- 1 stalk celery, chopped (about 1/2 cup)
- 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
- 6 oz fully cooked andouille sausage links, sliced
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked Minute™ instant white rice
- 1 can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic fire roasted diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 1/2 cups Progresso™ reduced sodium chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (5 oz each)
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
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Step2In 10-inch skillet, heat 2 teaspoons of the oil over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper, onions, celery, 1/2 teaspoon of the Cajun seasoning, the paprika and red pepper; cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onions start to soften. Add sausage; cook 4 to 5 minutes or until sausage is heated through.
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Step3Add sausage mixture, rice, tomatoes and broth to baking dish; stir to combine. In medium bowl, mix chicken, remaining 2 teaspoons oil and remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning; stir to coat. Place chicken on top of rice mixture; cover with foil.
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Step4Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F). Top with parsley.
Nutrition
400
Calories
14g
Total Fat
42g
Protein
27g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 400
- Calories from Fat
- 120
- Total Fat
- 14g
- 21%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 15%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 120mg
- 40%
- Sodium
- 1070mg
- 45%
- Potassium
- 420mg
- 12%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 27g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 13%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 42g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 25%
- 25%
- Vitamin C
- 25%
- 25%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 35%
- 35%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 5 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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