Flavorful and juicy chicken pieces bake with layers of salsa, black beans, and brown rice for a weeknight meal that's light but hearty.

Southwest Chicken Bake

TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Taco Seasoning Mix

chicken

KRAFT Light Zesty Italian Dressing

black beans, rinsed

corn

green onions, chopped

TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa

KRAFT Mexican Style 2% Milk Finely Shredded Four Cheese

brown rice

Add seasoning mix to chicken in medium bowl; toss to evenly coat.


Heat dressing in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 5 min. or until evenly browned. Spoon into 1-1/2-qt. casserole; cover with layers of beans, corn, onions and salsa.


Bake 20 min. Top with cheese; bake 5 min. or until melted. Serve over rice.


Very good, easy. We made our own taco seasoning from another recipe on allrecipes, don't think I will ever buy packaged taco seasoning again as I like being able to decrease amount of salt.

Southwest Chicken was great! 4 stars just because the recipe really didn't go into a whole lot of detail about the rice but hey its rice... whats there to really figure out? Super pleased because this was a really easy dish to make that turned out tasty! Only thing I changed was the salsa I used Chi-Chi's Salsa which was pretty darn tasty. The only problem I had was when I was tossing the seasoning mix with the chicken some of it ended up stuck to my fingers so next time I might add more to compensate for sticky fingers! Overall was a pretty great dish easy to prep make and the taste was right on! Definitely saving this recipe for a later date.

I loved this recipe! I'm definitely saving and I will make this again. Note: Makes enough food for 3 adults. If you have a large family, you may need to adjust the recipe :).

Yummy! Loved it. I didn't have any green onions or chicken thighs. I used yellow onions and boneless chicken breast and it came out great. I also cooked the onions when browning the chicken.

I used this to start and changed the recipe a bit. First I cooked the rice with Sazon seasoning to add more flavor. I also would suggest using more chicken. I used 1.5lb. and I thought the amount of chicken compared the the rest of hte ingredients wasn't enough. The combination of the taco seasoning and italian dressing was delicious! My boyfriend and kids told me that I could have just served the chicken and they would have been thrilled. I used about 4 tablespoons of dressing and a whole packet of seasoning. I also put in plain diced tomatoes in addition to the salsa. Most of my meals are from scratch and the family has really loved my dinners lately but last night I was told that this was the best dinner in a long time. So this will earn a permanant spot in my dinner ideas.

Delicious and filling. Only changed two things: I used a different brand of taco seasoning and left off the cheese to accommodate a family member with a dairy allergy. (The rest of us added cheese to our plates.) Everyone went back for seconds and none of us were actually still hungry when we did so. =D

This was a huge hit with the family. We will be making this again. It was really good. Great flavour.

Surprised how good this was!  I didn't use green onion, but added chopped onion and banana peppers from our garden.  We like cheese so I used mozerella and chedder to our taste. No complaints, just compliments.

Average southwest recipe. Good flavors, but nothing spectacular.

southwest chicken bake

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 31 minutes

Total: 41 minutes

Servings: 4

Cost: $4.11 /serving

Author : Kraft

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