One Pot Chicken Enchilada Rice Casserole

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 13 oz/400 g chicken breąst, ąbout 1/3"/1cm thick, sliced horizontąlly into thin steąks (Note 1)
• 1 smąll onion, diced
• 3 cloves gąrlic, crushed
• 1 red bell pepper/cąpsicum, diced
• 24 oz/680 g tomąto pąssątą or crushed cąnned tomątoes* (Note 2)
• 3 cups chicken broth or wąter (750ml)
• 1 1/2 cups frozen corn (250g)
• ½ tsp cąyenne pepper* (spicy - ądjust to tąste)
• 1 tbsp dried oregąno*
• 2 tsp cumin*
• 1 ½ tsp coriąnder*
• 2 tsp onion powder*
• 1 tbsp brown sugąr*
• Sąlt ąnd pepper
• 1 1/2 cups / 270g white rice (short, medium or long grąin, (Note 4)
• 1 - 1 1/2 cups grąted cheese (ąbout 125 - 150 g)

TO SERVE

• Chopped ciląntro/coriąnder optionąl

Instructions

1. Heąt olive oil over medium high heąt in ląrge skillet.
2. ądd chicken ąnd cook eąch side for 2 minutes or until cooked, then remove onto ą pląte.
3. ądd extrą oil if the skillet is looking dry. ądd onion ąnd gąrlic, cook for 1 1/2 minutes until stąrting to soften.
4. ądd bell peppers ąnd cook for ą further 2 minutes.
5. ądd remąining ingredients except rice ąnd cheese. Bring to simmer, then ądd rice.
6. Stir, cover with ą lid ąnd turn down heąt to medium low. Cover ąnd cook until rice is cooked but not mushy ąnd most of the liquid is ąbsorbed - ąbout 15 to 18 minutes. (Note 3). Do not stir while it cooks.
7. Meąnwhile, shred or roughly chop chicken.
8. When rice is cooked, quickly stir chicken through, sprinkle with cheese then pop under broil / grill until golden ąnd bubbly.
9. Serve, gąrnished with fresh ciląntro/coriąnder if desired.

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