This Salsa Verde Chicken Casserole is packed with flavor and super simple! The perfect recipe for a busy weeknight dinner and you’ll have leftovers to pack for lunch!
Hi Friends!
I have another easy dinner recipe for you today! I was walking through the grocery store the other day and I saw some tomatillos that were pretty much begging to be turned into salsa. A couple years ago I learned how to make Homemade Salsa Verde and it’s SO easy! So I came home and whipped up a double batch, which then inspired me to make this casserole.
If you use pre-cooked chicken, this casserole comes together super quickly but even if you start from scratch it can be ready in about 30 minutes!
Here’s how you make it:
PrintSalsa Verde Chicken Casserole
This Salsa Verde Chicken Casserole is easy to make and full of flavor! The perfect recipe for a busy weeknight dinner.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup brown rice, uncooked
- 1 pound chicken
- 1/2 cup onion, diced
- 1 cup red peppers, diced
- 1 cup corn
- 1 cup black beans
- 1 tsp cumin
- 2 cups salsa verde
- 2/3 cup shredded cheese
- optional toppings: cilantro, avocado, cheese, salsa
Instructions
- Cook rice according to package directions.
- Dice and cook chicken if needed, or use pre-cooked chicken.
- Make salsa verde if you’re making it homemade.
- In a large pan, saute onion, peppers, corn, beans and cumin for 5 minutes.
- Add cooked rice, cooked chicken, salsa verde and cheese and mix well.
- Top as desired and serve warm.
Feel free to use store-bought salsa verde, or make your own. For my recipe, scroll down to the bottom of this post. I like to make mine extra spicy! Make a double batch and make some of my Pork Chili Verde as well!
Change things up and use farro, quinoa or whatever else you desire instead of rice or easily make it vegetarian by leaving out the chicken!
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Dinner is served!
Enjoy!
–Lindsay–
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My kids love any Mexican dish that has verde sauce. Love this and definitely putting it on my weekly menu.
Can’t wait to try making this especially the salsa verde. I am on a mission to make at least one new dish a week!
OH. I read the comments before me and now need to join SANDRA in the mission for one new dish a week.
Ive gotten so so so into a rut with homework etc etc.
This looks great, Lindsay! I can’t say that I’d make my own salsa verde, but even the store-bought version would probably be delicious in this casserole. Pinned!
My family would go crazy over that recipe. My husband doesn’t eat meat (only fish) but my boys love chicken and beef. Adding this to my recipe rotation for sure! And pinning now 🙂
Yum! I’ve actually never made my own salsa verde before- both sound like great recipes!
ooooh i like the sound of this!
This sounds great 🙂 this is like homemade chipotle!
Oh this looks SO good Linds and I think I have everything on hand…Although TBH I’d dig it for breakfast. Maybe even cold :p
Yay for easy dinner recipes, and the fact that it’s a Mexican dish is even better!
Oh I can’t wait to make this…I have a bag of farro from TJ’s that I have been wanting to use and this is perfect for it. Thanks for sharing friend! XOXO
Oh wow this looks amazing and I really want to eat it now! I wish it was lunch time already!
This looks delectable! And so healthy! Thank you for sharing!
This looks really good! I’ll have to make it next week.
I love salsa verde! I had never cooked with it until a few months ago, but it’s just as awesome as the red stuff, haha!
the kiwi would so love this! YUM! great idea linz
This looks really tasty (and pretty!!) Love the flavor combo 🙂
Yum! This looks like the perfect weeknight meal!
I’m 99% sure this is our dinner tonight 🙂
Made this last night, and my husband and bro-in-law LOVED it! We added a tiny bit of lemon juice to our individual bowls, and it was awesome. Had toppings of avocado, sour cream, cilantro, cheese and salsa. May add fresh tomatoes next time. Thanks for the awesome recipe!
I’m so glad to hear it!!