Chicken Burrito Casserole
Everything you love about a burrito in one simple dish, this chicken burrito casserole is the perfect weeknight meal!
There is nothing like a one-pot meal that you can throw together, walk away, and let the oven do all of the work, and this chicken burrito casserole is exactly that! Not only is this dish incredibly easy to prepare (and I mean incredibly!), but it’s a well-balanced meal complete with carbohydrates, protein and fat that works well for lunch and dinner alike. Packed full of rice, beans and plenty of veggies, it’s a great meal prep idea, or a simple weeknight dinner idea that will leave you with leftovers for days to come.
This chicken burrito casserole calls for cooked chicken, so it’s the perfect dish to make with leftovers, or grab a whole roast chicken at the grocery store to save yourself some prep work!
Chicken Burrito Casserole
Packed full of protein, fibre and veggies, this healthy chicken burrito casserole works well as a meal prep idea or simple weeknight dinner.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 8 servings 1x
- Category: Mains
- Cuisine: Gluten-Free
Ingredients
- 1/2 red onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1 jalapeño, minced
- 1 cup dry long-grain white rice, basmati or jasmine
- 2 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1 cup corn kernels, frozen
- 14oz can black beans, strained and rinsed
- 450g shredded chicken (6 cups or 3 chicken breasts)
- 3 1/2 cups chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 150 grams Monterey Jack or Havarti cheese, grated
- Cilantro, to serve
- Green onion, to serve
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. (If you don’t have cooked chicken, bake the chicken breasts in the oven for 25 minutes. Once cooked, place chicken on a cutting board and use two forks to shred the chicken into bite-size pieces.)
- In a large 2 or 3-quart baking dish, add onion, bell pepper, jalapeño, rice, chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, oregano and salt and stir to combine.
- In a seperate bowl or measuring cup, combine chicken broth, tomato paste and olive oil and whisk until well combined.
- Transfer broth mixture to the baking dish and stir to combine with the rice mixture.
- Add chicken, black beans and corn to the baking dish and give it one final stir until everything is well incorporated.
- Cover the baking dish with aluminum foil and then transfer to the oven to bake for 50 minutes.
- Once complete, remove baking dish from the oven, remove alumnimum foil, and sprinkle with grated cheese.
- Return the baking dish to the oven for a final 5-10 minutes until cheese has melted and is slightly golden.
- Remove form the oven, allow to cool slightly, and serve with a sprinkle of fresh coriander and spring onion as desired.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 361 calories
- Sugar: 4 grams
- Fat: 11 grams
- Carbohydrates: 37 grams
- Fiber: 6 grams
- Protein: 28 grams
How many calories does the recipe have
There are 361 calories per serving, all of the nutritional information is noted below the instructions. 🙂
Is the rice cooked prior to combining the other ingredients or uncooked ?:)
It’s uncooked! You add it dry and it will cook in the oven.
Could you sub brown rice with the same cooking time?
You’d likely need to extend the cooking time about 20 minutes. Although I have not tested it, I would not suggest it as it could potentially dry out the other ingredients.
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If I want to serve this OVER rice instead of putting in (some low carb folks in our fam), how should I adjust liquid?
Unfortunately, the recipe can not be adjusted that way since rice is the base of the dish.
I made this tonight and it was pretty good. My husband liked the amount of corn and beans—not too much. I should have added an additional jalapeno or some Cayenne pepper to the mix prior to baking since we like it spicy, but bottled sauces sufficed for heat. I also had a few extra toppings available: avacado, sour cream, and crushed tortilla chips; Otherwise the recipe was made as-in and I’ll definitely make it again.
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Can this be frozen before baking?
I would not recommend freezing before baking, however, it can certainly be frozen once it’s cooked.
Delicious! And so easy to make. Will certainly make it again.
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Love this dish!! So flavourful. Great for a week night dinner, with lots of left overs.
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Simple and delicious, and a perfect comfort meal – especially on a cold day!
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My grandchildren love this recipe and it is so flavourful the adults like it too.
We have it as one of our staples.
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Looks do simple and basicslly in one dish
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Every time we roast chicken I make 2 to make this! It is so filling and my teens love it!!!!I cook Stephanie Kays ‘s allergy pills!
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Easy to make. Wonderful flavours. Good reheated next day. A regular in our meal rotation.
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One of my first Stephanie Kay recipes that I made and the whole family loved it!
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Really good!!! I have made it a couple of times and everyone loves it!
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I’d love to make this as a crock pot meal. Think it can be done?
Hey Melanie! Unfortunately, no, I would not suggest making this dish in a crock pot.
Think this will work in the crock pot?
I followed the recipe exactly as written but after 50 minutes it’s still a consistency fo a soup and the rice is hard. 3 1/2 cups of chicken broth is correct?
Hey Shelly! Yes, the 3 1/2 cups is correct. To confirm, what type of rice did you use? And did you cover the baking dish with aluminium foil in the oven?
Can I omit the beans and could I use chopped bell peppers in it’s place?
Yes, just be sure to add 1 1/2 cup chopped bell pepper (and/or corn) to keep the ratios accurate.
Very tasty. Great flavors. There is only 2 of us so I split the recipe.
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So happy to hear it, thanks for sharing!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!! I made this for my extended family and they loved it. It is great for lunch leftovers too!!
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