I was thinking how it seems I am ALWAYS cooking "Mexican" type food... but actually I rarely make anything Mexican at all... its like the "one drop" rule, you know, where if you are 1 drop a minority, you are seen as that race... same thing, you toss a drop of Hispanic food into a meal and its all of a sudden "FIESTA" time, haha.
But let me tell you, this recipe is worth a party. And I always love a recipe that I can make ahead of time, and toss into the oven when we are finally ready to eat. so this is great, I'm actually eating the left overs right now, as I type, and they taste just as wonderful warmed up in the microwave.
I also love that this is one of those recipes you could totally adjust to your own personal preferences, add onion? add ground beef? use brown or white rice, substitute for quinoa. anything! plus it calls for a jar of Salsa, which might scare away my less than daring eaters, however salsa comes in a billion different flavors, try the mild kind, or go spicy, fresh salsa? jar? home made?? I love that in a recipe!
Fiesta Chicken
16 oz Salsa
1/3 cup water
1 can corn, undrained
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 C. instant rice
4-6 chicken breasts
1 package taco or Cajun seasoning
shredded cheese to top
salt to taste
grease a 9x13" baking pan. Dump salsa, water, corn, beans rice and stir together.
Place chicken breasts on top and season with taco or Cajun seasoning.
bake at 375 for 45 minutes. sprinkle with cheese, or anything else (like sour cream? green onions?)
