Spicy Cheesy Chicken Casserole Recipes

SPICY CHEESY CHICKEN BAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350.
• 2. In a baking dish, stir together soup, water, and rice.
• 3. Add garlic, jalapeno pepper, and chili powder.
• 4. Then stir 1/2 cup of the shredded pepper jack into the rice and soup mixture. Be sure ingredients are stirred in evenly throughout the mixture.
• 5. Place chicken breasts into soup and rice mixture.
• 6. Top chicken with cheddar cheese and remaining pepper jack cheese.
• 7. Bake at 350 for 45 to 50 minutes, depending on the thickness of chicken breasts. Breasts are done when no longer pink in the middle and juices run clear.
• 8. Serve chicken breasts on plate and spoon out the rice as a side dish. If desired, sprinkle a small amount of additional cheese over chicken just before serving.

SPICY KETO CHICKEN-AND-CHEESE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Butter a baking pan.
• Heat a pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and saute until no longer pink in the center and juices run clear, 6 to 8 minutes. Drain excess liquid. Add taco seasoning; toss to coat. Transfer chicken into the prepared baking pan.
• Mix salsa, sour cream, and jalapenos together in a bowl and pour over the chicken.
• Bake in the preheated oven until hot, about 25 minutes. Remove from oven and cover with Cheddar cheese. Continue baking until cheese melts, about 5 minutes more.
• Let casserole cool before cutting into pieces and garnishing with green onions.

SPICY SOUTHWEST CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Bring chicken breasts and water to a boil in a large skillet; cook over medium heat until chicken juices run clear and meat is no longer pink inside, about 10 minutes. Transfer chicken breasts to a large plate, reserving pan juices in skillet, and shred chicken with 2 forks.
• Cook onion and red bell pepper in reserved drippings over medium heat until onion is translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Return shredded chicken to skillet. Stir black beans, corn, picante sauce, chopped green chiles, chili powder, and cumin into chicken mixture until thoroughly combined. Bring mixture to a simmer and cook until heated through, about 5 minutes. Pour chicken mixture into prepared baking dish.
• Arrange flour tortillas in a single layer over chicken mixture. Stir fiesta soup with diced tomatoes and green chiles in a bowl until thoroughly combined; spread soup mixture over tortillas. Top casserole with Mexican cheese blend.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese topping has melted and casserole is hot, about 30 minutes. Cool 5 minutes before serving.

SPICY MEXICAN CHEESY RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• In a medium bowl, combine cooked rice with cheese, chilies, and green onions.
• Mix together.
• In a small bowl, stir together sour cream, Recaito, cumin, chili powder, salt and pepper.
• Add to rice mixture and stir thoroughly.
• Spray an oven-proof casserole dish with vegetable oil spray.
• Spread rice mixture in casserole bake uncovered for approximately 30–40 minutes until cheese melts.
• Top with additional cheese, if desired.

SPICY SAUSAGE AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a skillet, brown sausage and drain grease. Stir in rice, onion, garlic and peppers. Cook 5 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, chicken broth, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. Pour into 9x13 inch pan.
• Bake for 1 hour or until rice is tender and most of the liquid is absorbed. Or, at this step, you can cover and freeze it.