Best Paulas Best Chicken And Rice Enchiladas Recipes

PAULA'S BEST CHICKEN AND RICE ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Spray a 3 1/2 quart baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add rice, and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes or until rice is lightly browned.
• Stir in 2 cups water, diced tomatoes with green chiles, onion, and seasoning packet from rice mix.
• Bring to a boil over med-high heat.
• Decrease heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until rice is tender.
• Spoon rice mixture into a large bowl.
• Add cream cheese to rice mixture, stirring until cheese melts.
• Add chicken, one 8 oz. package shredded Colby-Jack cheese, sour cream cumin, and chili powder; stir to combine.
• Arrange 1/3 of torn tortillas over bottom of prepared baking dish.
• Top with 1/3 of chicken mixture.
• In a medium bowl, combine remaining package of Colby-Jack cheese and Monterey Jack cheese with peppers.
• Sprinkle 1/3 of cheese mixture over chicken mixture.
• Repeat layers twice with remaining tortillas, chicken mixture, and cheese mixture.
• Pour enchilada sauce evenly over casserole.
• Bake for 30-45 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
• Garnish with chopped fresh cilantro.

PAULA DEEN'S CHICKEN AND WILD RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cook rice according to package directions and spoon into greased 2 quart casserole dish.
• Layer chopped chicken over top of rice.
• Mix soup, mayonnaise and curry powder and pour over chicken.
• Top with dry stuffing mix and dot evenly with butter.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until bubbly.