Recipe: Yummy Mexi Queso Chicken & Rice

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Mexi Queso Chicken & Rice. Queso is a Mexican cheese but it is also short for chili con queso which translates into chili with cheese. It is the creamy dip you see in most Mexican restaurants. You can make your own with Velveeta and Ro-tel tomatoes or add some chorizo for a spicy queso dip.

Mexi Queso Chicken & Rice Depending on thickness of chicken, it may not be cooked all the way through at this point but will finish baking in the oven. Skillet Chicken con Queso is the ultimate one pot meal! Cheesy rice loaded with cilantro, pico de gallo, green chiles, and cream topped with taco spiced chicken. You can have Mexi Queso Chicken & Rice using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Mexi Queso Chicken & Rice

  1. It's 4 of boneless skinless chicken breasts.
  2. Prepare of Mexi seasonings of choice: Mrs. Dash Spicy, cumin, chili powder.
  3. Prepare of garlic powder, black pepper, ground red pepper.
  4. It's 1 pkg. of Spanish Style Rice, or your favorite kind, or homemade.
  5. You need of Queso:.
  6. It's 2 Tbsp. of flour.
  7. Prepare 2 Tbsp. of butter.
  8. You need 1 cup of milk.
  9. You need 1 cup of shredded Monterey Jack cheese, not pre-packaged!.
  10. It's of Couple quick dashes of ground red pepper & black pepper.

This one pan chicken skillet recipe is so cheesy, easy, and amazing. I used to always order Pollo con Queso at Mexican Restaurants and now I can easily make it at home. Queso Smothered Chicken - Tex-Mex grilled chicken smothered in Queso and served over southwest seasoned orzo. SO quick and easy to make.

Mexi Queso Chicken & Rice instructions

  1. Cook rice according to package directions; keep warm..
  2. Cook chicken breasts seasoned with seasonings of choice. Keep warm..
  3. In a medium saucepan, melt butter..
  4. Stir in flour until clumped..
  5. Slowly whisk in milk until lumps are dissolved..
  6. Add in seasonings and cheese..
  7. Stir until smooth and thickened..
  8. Set up plating station..
  9. Enjoy!.

I wanted to lick my plate!!! Living in Phoenix, I am surrounded by so many amazing Mexican Food Restaurants and I can't help but get inspired for new recipes. Warm up queso dip (this can be done on the stovetop or in the microwave). When chicken is ready, serve on top of rice. Drizzle warm queso on top of chicken and garnish with diced tomatoes and cilantro.