Soutwest Chicken Casserole

Southwest Chicken Casserole 

INGREDIENTS 

• 1 pkg of Zatarains Spanish Rice
• 1 15 oz can diced tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• ½ cup chopped onion
• 1 tablespoon pickled jalepenos, diced
• 1.5 cups chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon lime juice
• 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
• 1 lb ground chicken or chicken breasts 
• 1 15 oz can pinto beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 15.25 oz can drained , fresh or frozen corn 
• 1 cup salsa
• 1 cup  salsa verde enchilada sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon Mrs.Dash Original
• 1 cup mexican cheese


Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

• Precook rice according to box Instructions use chicken broth instead of water.

• Precook ground chicken, once done add lime juice, seasonings, half cilantro.

• Mix Salsa and Enchilada Sauce together.

• In a large casserole dish add down precooked rice, minced garlic, onion, jalepenos. Stir until combined.

• Add chicken, pinto beans, corn, salsa & enchilada sauce mixture.  Stir and combine.

• Bake for 25 minutes.

• Top with cheese. Mix in.

• Bake uncovered for an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is melted.

Chicken Salad Spread

Chicken Salad Spread

Ingredients

• 4 cups cooked chicken (shredded and cut small, from a rotisserie chicken)

• 1.5 cups Dukes Mayonnaise

• 2-3 Tablespoons Mrs. Dash Original 

• 2 tablespoon lime juice

• 1/2 cup roasted red pepper, diced

• 2 stalks celery (chopped)

• 3 green onions (chopped)

• 1/2 green bell pepper (chopped)

• 1 cup parsley (chopped)

• 1/2 cup red onion (chopped small)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Shred Rotisserie chicken and chop up.
Set aside.

2. Add lime juice, mayonnaise and Mrs.Dash to a medium sized bowl.

3.  Chop green onions, red onion, celery bell pepper, roasted red bell peppers and parsley and combine into in mayonnaise mixture.

4. Refrigerate until chilled and 

Serve on your favorite sandwich bread or crackers.

Optional:  add avocado, cheese and or bacon crumbles.  

Steak Seasoning Dry Rub

Steak Seasoning Dry Rub

• 1 TBS Salt
• 2.5 TBS Black Pepper
•  4 tsp Paprika
• 4 tsp Chili Powder 
• 4 tsp Garlic Powder
• 2 tsp Onion Powder
• 1 tsp Flour
• 3 TBS Mrs.Dash Original

Instant Pot Chicken & Dumplings

Instant Pot Chicken & Dumplings

CHICKEN & BROTH BASE

4 Thick Pieces of Bacon, diced

3 TBS Unsalted Butter

1 Cup Celery, finely diced

1 Yellow Onion, diced

2 Tsp Garlic, minced

Mrs. Dash Original, shake liberally over mixture.

12 Cups Hot Water

2 tsp Better than Bouillon 

1 Rotisserie Chicken, shredded

DUMPLINGS

4 Cups Self Rising Flour 

1/2 Cup Self Rising Flour (for dusting and rolling dough).

1 Stick Unsalted Butter, diced small

3 TBS Mrs. Dash Original,

16 oz Buttermilk 

Directions:

1. Set Instant Pot to Saute for 15 minutes on High.

2.  Immediately add bacon, butter, celery, onion, garlic to instant pot and saute until tender and cooked.  

3. Season with Mrs.Dash

4. Add Chicken, Hot Water and Bouillon. 

5. Prepare Dumplings by adding 4 cups flour, butter, Mrs. Dash and buttermilk to mixing bowl for Kitchenaid mixer until blended and dough forms.

6.  Place 1/2 Cup flour on rolling mat and add dough on top.  Ensure dough round is dusted and then use rolling pin to flatten dough.  Use pizza cutter to make small squares of flat dumplings.

7.  Add dumplings to pot and stir.  Keep stirring regular to help keep mixture from sticking.  Once timer shuts off let the mixture sit and thicken and cool.  Stir as needed.

8. Serve in Bowls.