Awesome Chicken and Yellow Rice Casserole Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Awesome Chicken and Yellow Rice Casserole Recipe). This Cuban influenced dish has been a family favorite for generations! Chicken baked with onions, bell peppers, and water chestnuts, then added to prepared yellow rice makes this dish one you'll be asked again and again to make!

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Cook: 1hr30 mins

Additional: 15 mins

Total: 2hrs15 mins

Servings: 8

Yield: 8 servings

Awesome Chicken and Yellow Rice Casserole Recipe

Ingredients

1 medium onion

coarsely chopped

1 medium green bell pepper

coarsely chopped

1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts

drained and chopped

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 whole chicken

salt and pepper to taste

seasoning salt to taste

1 (10 ounce) package yellow rice

1 (4 ounce) jar diced pimentos

drained

Main Dish

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

In a Dutch oven toss the onion green bell pepper and water chestnuts with olive oil to coat. Rub the chicken with salt pepper and seasoning salt and place on top of the vegetables in the Dutch oven.

Step 3

Cover and cook the chicken 1 hour and 15 minutes in the preheated oven or to an internal temperature of 180 degrees F (85 degrees C). Remove from heat. Leaving the vegetables in the Dutch oven remove the cooked chicken cool skin debone and shred meat.

Step 4

While the chicken is cooking prepare the yellow rice according to package directions.

Step 5

Mix the shredded chicken and cooked rice into the Dutch oven with the vegetables. Return to the 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven and continue cooking 15 minutes before serving.

Nutritional Information

Awesome Chicken and Yellow Rice Casserole Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:8

Calories: 353.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 30.8g 62%

Carbohydrates: 32.8g 11%

Dietary Fiber: 2.1g 8%

Sugars: 2.4g

Fat: 10.7g 17%

Saturated Fat: 2.4g 12%

Cholesterol: 85.2mg 28%

Vitamin A Iu: 490.7IU 10%

Niacin Equivalents: 15.6mg 120%

Vitamin B6: 0.6mg 39%

Vitamin C: 26.5mg 44%

Folate: 56mcg 14%

Calcium: 31.1mg 3%

Iron: 2.7mg 15%

Magnesium: 49.3mg 18%

Potassium: 363.6mg 10%

Sodium: 665.1mg 27%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 9%

Calories From Fat: 96.5

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.