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Chicken and Rice Bake

Here's how you make Chicken and Rice Bake
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  • Servings: 6
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 45-50m
    • The following recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 1/2 to 3 pounds chicken thighs (or your choice of chicken pieces, I like thighs and drumsticks)
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 green bell pepper (small pepper, chopped)
  • 3 garlic cloves, minced
  • 15 ounces black beans (canned, rinsed and drained)
  • 14 1/2 ounces diced tomatoes, undrained (one 14 1/2 ounce can)
  • 1 cup tomato juice
  • 1 cup corn (frozen kernel corn, thawed)
  • 2/3 cup rice (uncooked long grain)
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • Paprika
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: In a large saucepan cook onion, sweet pepper and garlic in about 2-3 tablespoons of hot oil until vegetables are tender. Stir in black beans, undrained tomatoes, tomato juice, corn, uncooked rice, chili powder, red pepper, and salt. Bring to boiling. Remove from heat and transfer mixture to a 3 -quart rectangular baking dish.

  • Step 2: Arrange chicken pieces on top of rice mixture. Sprinkle chicken with salt, pepper and paprika.

  • Step 3: Bake covered in a 375 degree (preheated) oven for 45 to 50 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink (170 degrees for breasts: 180 degree for thighs and drumsticks) and rice is tender.

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