Buena Park

My husband loves this recipe, he likes me to make it often. I did make some changes. I cut up 2 lbs of chicken breast into bite size pieces, put into a crock pot along with the diced onion, red bell pepper, garlic, one 15oz can chicken broth, one 15oz can stewed tomatoes, pinto beans, black beans, corn and chile peppers (I didn't drain any of them). One bunch cilantro chopped, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. I cooked it on high for 4 hours. I made my own spanish rice. Brown 2 cups of long grain rice in a frying pan on high with oil. After the rice is brown, add 5 cups of water, 4 tablespoons ketchup, 1/4 onion diced, 2 tablespoons parsley, add salt to taste. Bring to a boil, cover and lower heat. Simmer for 25 to 30 minutes until all the water is gone. Put the rice on a plate and add the chicken mixture on top. Excellent meal and soooo easy to make.

My family and I love this recipe. I make two 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 baking dishes. We eat one and freeze the other for the future. The only change I make to this dish is I use 1 pound boneless, skinless, chicken breast cut into bite size pieces. After I pan fry the chicken, I mix the chicken, spinach, ricotta cheese, 2 cups mozzarella cheese and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese together in a large bowl. It made everything a lot easier. I spread 1 cup sauce on bottom, layer with noodles, 2 cups chicken mixture, noodles, 1 cup sauce, 2 cups chicken mixture, noodles, last cup sauce. Sprinkle with parsley and 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese on top.

I have made this before and it was good, but this time I made a few changes. I added one can of corn instead of green beans. I added 1/2 tablespoon chili powder, 1 tablespoon minced onions 1 and 1/2 cups of mild cheddar cheese. I mixed 1 cup of the cheese with all ingredients and 1/2 cup of cheese with the mash potatoes. It came of GREAT.