This Chicken and Black Bean Green Enchilada Rice Bake is a delicious way to use up leftover chicken breast! This easy enchilada casserole is full of nutrients and your favorite savory flavors.
Chicken and Black Bean Green Enchilada Rice Bake
Simple dinners are a must during the busy weeknights, so I developed this speedy chicken and black bean green enchilada rice bake. Try saying that 3 times fast! Lol 🙂 Check your pantry, chances are you will have just about everything to make this for dinner tonight without going to the grocery store.
Next time you bake or crock pot chicken breast, do yourself a favor and make double the amount and freeze half for another dinner. You’ll be so glad you did.
Make sure you check out my Creamy Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Tart that I developed for Kraft!
Take a peek at how quick dinner will be with my simple recipe, hope you enjoy!!
Here’s your line-up of ingredients…left: rice, olives, green enchilada sauce, chicken, tomatoes, black beans, cumin, sour cream and cheese.
How to Make This Easy Enchilada Casserole
Place your chicken into a large bowl and add the green enchilada sauce.
Add your sliced olives and diced tomatoes.
Add 1/2 Cup sour cream.
A little salt and pepper.
McCormick Gourmet has an incredible Roasted Cumin you must try. Love it in my Mexican recipes.
Give it a good mix!
Place your rice into a 9×13-inch baking dish.
Add your black beans over your rice.
Pour the chicken mixture over beans then top evenly with cheese. Time to bake 30 to 35 minutes at 350 degrees F.
It really is as good as it looks 🙂 Enjoy!
Chicken and Black Bean Green Enchilada Rice Bake
Equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
- 2 cups white rice long grain
- 2 1/2 cups cooked chicken breast shredded
- 15 oz can mild green enchilada sauce
- 4 oz can sliced black olives
- 15 oz can diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp McCormick Gourmet Roasted Ground Cumin
- 15 oz can black beans drained and rinsed
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Cook rice according to package directions.
- Place chicken, enchilada sauce, olives, tomatoes, sour cream, salt, pepper and cumin into a large bowl, mixing to combine. Pour cooked rice into prepared baking dish and layer beans on top of rice. Pour chicken mixture over rice and top evenly with cheddar cheese.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until cheese is melted and rice is hot.
Notes
Nutrition
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*Disclaimer: I am part of the McCormick Real Gourmet Blogger Program and am being
compensated however the thoughts and recipe are my very own.
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I saw this yesterday afternoon and made it for lunch. I happened to have the green enchilada sauce in my pantry. I live in Mexico and sometimes it is really hard to find certain ingredients. Plus, my husband is Mexican and doesn’t always like the American Mexican food that I sometimes try (cause, hey, I can usually find all the ingredients for those dishes). BUT, he really liked it. He said, “I would ask you to make this again”. Anytime he says that, it is a big success! So, thanks for the recipe. It was simple to throw together and all ingredients that I can find!
It was really great!
This looks amazing I’m bookmarking it – thanks for sharing :+)
made this for dinner tonight – so yummy and it’s almost all gone, no complaints from the kiddies
Oooh, that looks so dang good and I bet that would be so yummy wrapped in a tortilla. 🙂 Thanks for another wonderful recipe. I might have to make this one and follow it up with your new chocolate PB tart for a whole night of goodness.
I’ll have to make this without sour cream because I don’t like the stuff. Any suggestions? I want to make this with brown rice to make it a bit healthier. It looks amazing.
I was just thinking I need something super-easy to make for dinner tonight. I think I’m sold – also, you could switch this up a lot with different ingredients (keeping the basic chicken/rice/cheese combo). Yum – thanks!
Wow- I can’t wait to make this for the fam! Excellent job, and thanks for sharing. 🙂
Ok can we talk about how AMAZING this looks!!! I am a sucker for Mexican casseroles aka anything with cheese and sauce!! (I recently made a Mexican casserole…what do you think?) Can you please stop making such yummy thing!?! I can’t fit in my pants!
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Looks really yummy. I just printed it out so I can give it a try. I think I may have to leave out some of the yummy stuff (like the olives) to try to get my kids to eat it. They are just too darn picky about their food – drives me absolutely nuts!
Hey how do you cook your chicken Jen, I have tired different ways and don’t really love how it turns out.. thought I would see what you do? This looks so good, on my list.
Thanks Katie H
Hi Katie,
I cook it a number of ways, but when you see where it says “shredded cooked chicken” I typically cook it in my pressure cooker. It cooks those big Costco frozen chicken breasts in about 20 minutes and turns out perfectly juicy. However, if you do not have a pressure cooker, I would recommend placing thawed chicken breasts lightly seasoned with salt and pepper into a baking dish with 1/2 cup of chicken broth placed in the bottom. Cover the dish with foil and bake until cooked through, anywhere from 30-45 minutes. Let me know if you have any questions about it 🙂
If you plan ahead, toss a few chicken breasts into your crock pot in the morning with some chicken broth and slow cook them for 3-5 hours. That’s a great way to cook chicken too 🙂 Talk soon.
This sounds amazing! I can’t wait to try this recipe. I’ve bookmarked!
i loooove layered dishes.
this looks so good!! the inside looks creamy and delicious.
and i WILL be back soon 🙂
Hope you enjoy!!
I made this tonight and it was AMAZING!!! The flavor is all there, it’s creamy and filling. The meat was nice and tender, the rice was perfectly fluffy, and the chicken enchilada mixture was perfection! Thank you thank you thank you!
ps. my 5 year old niece is a very very picky eater, she had three helpings!
Wonderful! So glad your family enjoyed, thank you for sharing!!
YUM.
made this for dinner tonight and just took my first bite. YUMSVILLE! so delicious!! (i made it with pinto beans since hubby is not a black bean fan.) i’m gonna be full tonight…
Thanks Lindsay, glad to hear you enjoyed the recipe! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I made this tonight for dinner, and it was a huge hit! Thanks for posting such easy and delicious recipes.
Great Amye, so glad everyone enjoyed!! Thanks for sharing!
This looks like a very tasty meal – perfect for a busy night.
Sounds yummy!!
Yum, Jenny! I always have Mexican ingredients on hand. I’ve made a cheesy and creamy rice bake similar to this before. It’s just so good and so easy.
Always nice to have a new easy dinner recipe to throw in the mix!
This looks so good. I will have to give this a try!
This looks Heavenly! Can’t wait to give this a try.
ooh. that does look good. I have used the green sauce and leftover chicken to make yummy enchiladas but will give this a try next time.
Dinner tonight? This is totally going to be on my table – I love all the southwestern flavors – it’s right up my alley!!
I’m making this tonight! I have rotisserie chicken to use up 🙂
Oh yumm! I’m always looking for new ways to use black beans.
Wow – this looks amazing! Will deffo have to try this soon.
This looks like a perfect dish to make on Sunday and then have all week in a pinch, to bring for lunch, or to schedule a quick dinner! Love all of these flavors!
I am a big fan of simple dinners too Rachel, it’s great for Sundays 🙂
Looks so yummy! Being so easy is a huge plus. This looks like a perfect meal for Cinco de Mayo!
I totally forgot about Cinco de Mayo! You are right, lol!
This looks delicious and so easy!! I love casseroles!
I love doing casseroles and this loks like the next one I make. Great pictures
Thank you Maris!!
I CAN NOT WAIT to make this!! Looks beyond delicious.
This looks delicious *prints & saves to recipe collection* & let me just say thank you again for that smoky mashed potatoes recipe. I used it for Easter & it was a huge hit. So yummy! Thanks!
So glad those smoky mashed potatoes were a hit for Easter, I love that recipe!!
I love chicken and mexican flavors, and thanks for the tip about cooking and then freezing the chicken, I will definitely be trying it!
Gotta love these easy dinner ideas!
This looks super comforting and delicious. I love casseroles like that!