{"id":728,"date":"2024-11-10T23:34:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T23:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesavouryneighbor.com\/?p=728"},"modified":"2024-11-10T23:37:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T23:37:33","slug":"chicken-fajita-and-rice-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesavouryneighbor.com\/?p=728","title":{"rendered":"Chicken Fajita and Rice Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"969\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesavouryneighbor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1000006433.jpg?resize=1024%2C969&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesavouryneighbor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1000006433-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C969&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesavouryneighbor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1000006433-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C284&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesavouryneighbor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1000006433-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C727&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thesavouryneighbor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/1000006433-scaled.jpg?w=2048&amp;ssl=1 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ingredients<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">1 Lb Chicken Breast &#8211; Diced in 1 inch cubes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">2 Tbs <a href=\"https:\/\/thesavouryneighbor.com\/?p=415\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"415\">Fajita Seasoning<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">2 Tbs Extra Virgin Olive Oil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">2 1\/2 Cups Chicken Broth<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">1 1\/2 Cups Rice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">2 Poblano Peppers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">1 Green Pepper &#8211; Diced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">1 Red Pepper &#8211; Diced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Chipped Green Chilis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Diced Tomatoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">3 Tbs Tomato Paste<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">2 Cloves Garlic &#8211; Minced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">1 Tsp Ground Black Pepper<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">1 Tsp Chili Powder<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">1\/2 Tsp Cumin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">1\/2 Tsp Salt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">1\/4 Tsp Onion Powder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Directions<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\">Place the diced chicken breast in a gallon zip lock bag with the <a href=\"https:\/\/thesavouryneighbor.com\/?p=415\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"415\">fajita seasoning<\/a> and 1 Tbs extra virgin olive oil. Mix well and refrigerate to marinade for at least 1 hour.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Roast your poblano peppers. There are several easy ways to roast them. No matter which method you choose, allow your pepper skins to blacken.&nbsp;\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Gas stove&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 place the peppers right over the flame of your gas stove<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Broiler<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 using tongs to turn them, broil each side of the peppers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Skillet&nbsp;<\/strong>\u2013 char them over high heat<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Grill<\/strong>&nbsp;\u2013 roasting peppers over charcoal creates a wonderful smoky flavor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">After the skin is blackened on all sides, place them in a plastic bag or cover them with with saran wrap to trap in some of the heat for a few minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Open the bag, remove the peppers, and rub the skins off as best as you can.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Then remove the seeds and dice the poblanos.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Heat 1 Tbs of olive oil in a saut\u00e9 pan and cook the chicken through, about 5 to 7 minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Remove the chicken and place in a bowl for later.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Over medium heat, add the peppers and green chilis. Saut\u00e9 for about 3 to 5 minutes to soften. Add the garlic and continue to saut\u00e9 for another 2 minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Add the tomato paste and continue to saut\u00e9 for 2 minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Add the diced tomatoes, chicken, rice, chicken broth, ground black pepper, chili powder, cumin, salt, and onion powder. Bring to a boil.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer the mixture for 20 to 25 minutes. Until the rice is tender.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"\">Serve with the condiments of your choice. Sour cream, shredded cheese, cotija cheese, cilantro, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients Directions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[32,390,394,391,393,392,144],"class_list":["post-728","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-main-dish","tag-casserole","tag-chicken-fajita","tag-chilis","tag-fajita-casserole","tag-poblano","tag-rice","tag-tex-mex"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesavouryneighbor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/728","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesavouryneighbor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesavouryneighbor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesavouryneighbor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesavouryneighbor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=728"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/thesavouryneighbor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/728\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":764,"href":"https:\/\/thesavouryneighbor.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/728\/revisions\/764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thesavouryneighbor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=728"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesavouryneighbor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=728"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thesavouryneighbor.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=728"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}