Fajita-Stuffed Chicken and Rice Skillet (Cooking for 2)
Updated Nov 4, 2016
Enjoy fajitas without the fuss in this easy one-pan stuffed chicken dinner perfect for two.
Fajita-Stuffed Chicken and Rice Skillet (Cooking for 2)
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 55 min
- Servings 2
- Ingredients 10
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced yellow onion
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced red bell pepper
- 4 teaspoons from 1 packet (.85 oz) Old El Paso™ Chicken Taco Seasoning Mix
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 5 oz each)
- 1 1/4 cups Progresso™ reduced sodium chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)
- 1/2 cup uncooked regular white rice
- 2 tablespoons queso fresco cheese
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- Lime wedges

Make With
Old El Paso
Instructions
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Step1In 10-inch nonstick skillet, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium heat. Add onion, bell pepper and 1 teaspoon of the taco seasoning mix. Cook 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until vegetables soften; remove from heat. Cool about 5 minutes or until cool enough to handle onion mixture.
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Step2Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix remaining 1 tablespoon vegetable oil and remaining 3 teaspoons taco seasoning mix. In thick side of each chicken breast, cut 3-inch-long pocket to within 1/4 inch of opposite side of breast. Rub chicken breasts with taco seasoning mixture. Spoon half of onion mixture into pocket in each chicken breast. Secure with toothpicks.
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Step3Heat same skillet over medium heat; add chicken, and cook 1 to 3 minutes on each side or until browned. Remove chicken from skillet. Add broth; heat to boiling. Stir in rice; return to boiling. Place chicken over rice. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer about 20 minutes or until most of liquid is absorbed and juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F). Remove toothpicks.
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Step4Sprinkle with queso fresco cheese and cilantro; serve with lime wedges.
Nutrition
540
Calories
21g
Total Fat
38g
Protein
49g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 540
- Calories from Fat
- 190
- Total Fat
- 21g
- 32%
- Saturated Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 23%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 95mg
- 31%
- Sodium
- 1030mg
- 43%
- Potassium
- 410mg
- 12%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 49g
- 16%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1g
- 6%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 38g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 25%
- 25%
- Vitamin C
- 25%
- 25%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
3 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 4 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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