Queso Chicken and Rice Bake
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Ingredients
- 500 g cooked chicken breast, shredded
- 300 g long-grain white rice
- 400 ml chicken stock
- 200 g tinned chopped tomatoes
- 2 green chillies
- 150 g grated cheddar cheese
- 100 g soured cream
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 711 kcal
- Protein
- 55.9 g
- Carbohydrate
- 65.2 g
- of which sugars
- 5.2 g
- Fat
- 23.4 g
- of which saturates
- 12.7 g
- Fibre
- 2.2 g
- Salt
- 1.71 g
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Method
- 1
Heat the oven to 190C (170C fan, gas 5).
- 2
Heat a little oil in a pan and cook the onion, garlic cloves and green chillies for 5 minutes.
- 3
Stir in the rice, chicken stock and tinned chopped tomatoes, bring to a simmer, cover and cook for 15 minutes.
- 4
Stir in the shredded chicken and soured cream.
- 5
Tip into a baking dish, top with the grated cheddar cheese, and bake for 15 minutes until bubbling and golden.

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