Slow-Cooker Southwest Cheesy Chicken and Rice
Updated Nov 15, 2016
Destined to become a new family favorite, this slow-cooker dinner dishes out lots of love in the form of extra-cheesy rice, tender chicken, black beans and corn.
Slow-Cooker Southwest Cheesy Chicken and Rice
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 2 hr 50 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 1 packet (.85 oz) Old El Paso™ Chicken Taco Seasoning Mix
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
- 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1 can (14.5 oz) Muir Glen™ organic fire roasted diced tomatoes, drained
- 1 can (15 oz) black beans, drained, rinsed
- 1 cup fresh or frozen whole kernel sweet corn
- 8 oz Kraft™ Velveeta™ cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (8 oz)
- 4 cups cooked white rice
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Make With
Old El Paso
Instructions
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Step1Spray 5-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In small bowl, mix taco seasoning mix, cumin, salt and red pepper. Sprinkle both sides of chicken thighs with seasoning mixture; arrange in slow cooker. Pour tomatoes, beans and corn over chicken in slow cooker. Cover; cook on High heat setting 2 to 2 1/2 hours or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest part is cut (at least 165°F). Remove chicken and, using two forks, shred into bite-size pieces.
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Step2Add Velveeta™ and Cheddar cheeses to slow cooker. Cover; cook 15 minutes. Beat with whisk until cheeses have melted into sauce. Add rice and shredded chicken; stir to combine. Cover; cook about 10 minutes or until hot. Garnish with cilantro.
Nutrition
510
Calories
21g
Total Fat
37g
Protein
43g
Total Carbohydrate
5g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 510
- Calories from Fat
- 190
- Total Fat
- 21g
- 32%
- Saturated Fat
- 11g
- 53%
- Trans Fat
- 1/2g
- Cholesterol
- 145mg
- 49%
- Sodium
- 1540mg
- 64%
- Potassium
- 470mg
- 13%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 43g
- 14%
- Dietary Fiber
- 5g
- 21%
- Sugars
- 5g
- Protein
- 37g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 40%
- 40%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 2 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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