Jalapeño Popper Chicken Rice
Prepared in the microwave, our Jalapeño Popper Chicken Rice is a hearty take on the classic appetizer. With very little kitchen prep, it makes for easy clean-up, too!
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Ingredients
- 1 cup Minute® Ready to Serve Chicken & Herb Seasoned Rice
- 1/2 cup shredded, cooked chicken
- 1/3 cup frozen corn
- 1/4 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
- 2 tbsp cream cheese, cut into cubes
- 2 tbsp pickled sliced jalapeño peppers
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Instructions
Enjoy all of your favorite jalapeño popper flavors in a tasty and quick rice bowl that comes together in just 5 minutes!
Step 1
Heat rice according to package directions.
Step 2
Toss together chicken, corn, Mexican cheese blend, cream cheese and jalapeños in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on HIGH for 60-90 seconds, or until chicken and corn are heated through.
Step 3
Toss rice with chicken mixture in bowl.
Recipe Tip
Sprinkle with crumbled tortilla chips for a crunchy finish.
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Jalapeño Popper Rice
This Jalapeño Popper Chicken Rice is loaded with all kinds of delicious flavors! From chicken-flavored rice and corn, to cream cheese and pickled jalapeño peppers, every ingredient is loaded with flavor. The best part? You can put this rice bowl together for a quick dinner, side dish, appetizer or on-the-go lunch in just 5 minutes!
How do you make this shortcut dish? Simple. Start with our Minute® Ready to Serve Chicken & Herb Seasoned Rice, which heats up in just 1 minute, then heat your other ingredients, toss together and enjoy.
Reinvented Poppers
In this dish, we’ve repurposed your favorite jalapeño popper ingredients into a tasty rice bowl. Instead of using the peppers as a vessel for a rice and cheese mixture, we’ve blended pickled jalapeño peppers in with the other ingredients for more balance.
For this dish, we start with fluffy chicken-flavored rice that is made with no preservatives or MSG and heats up in just 1 minute. You can also swap in plain white rice or whole grain brown rice, if that’s what you have on hand. If you love sweet summer corn, feel free to use it fresh. Or, use frozen or canned corn if making this dish when corn is out of season.
Use this recipe to repurpose any leftover chicken you have or use tender rotisserie chicken from the grocery store. The cream cheese here adds tangy flavor and creamy texture. Be sure to also top everything off with Mexican-style shredded cheese, for a true jalapeño popper experience!
For a dish with Asian flavors, try our Microwave Fried Rice or our Microwave Egg Fried Rice. Alternatively, if it’s a Latin American dish you’re craving, try this easy Mexican rice Recipe, instead.
