# Queso chicken rice

Let's make healthy queso chicken rice casserole that's high protein and low calorie.

- Total time: 32 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cups instant white rice
- 2 cups bone broth
- 1 package fajita seasoning
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 0.5 cup cream of chicken
- 6 chicken thighs
- water

## Instructions

1. Add instant white rice into a 9x13 casserole dish.
2. Add bone broth into the casserole dish.
3. Add half a packet of fajita seasoning into the casserole dish.
4. Add two tablespoons of tomato paste into the casserole dish.
5. Add half a cup of cream of chicken into the casserole dish.
6. Stir the ingredients in the casserole dish very well and set it aside.
7. Place the chicken thighs into a bowl.
8. Add the rest of the packet of fajita seasoning into the bowl with the chicken.
9. Mix the chicken and seasoning together.
10. Place three chicken thighs into the air fryer.
11. Cook the chicken at 400 degrees for 6 minutes.
12. Flip the chicken after 6 minutes.
13. Cook for 6 more minutes, for a total of 12 minutes.
14. Cut the cooked chicken into small cubes.
15. Add the cut chicken into the casserole dish with the rice mixture.
16. Stir the chicken and rice mixture well.
17. Cover the casserole dish with foil and bake at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.
18. Melt the queso in a bowl for 30 seconds in the microwave.
19. Stir in a splash of water into the queso to thin it out.
20. Put the queso in a piping bag and cut off the end for easy drizzling.
21. Drizzle the queso over the casserole.

## Equipment

- casserole dish
- air fryer
- cutting board
- piping bag

## Tips

- This recipe is super good and easy, high protein, and low calorie.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8BCBD1y/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/8c4eb9c3-5f00-4bb2-90aa-a79062b07e22
- Extracted: 2025-08-27

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