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One Pot Mexican Chicken and Rice

By:Nagi
Published:10 Jan '23Updated:12 Mar '23
357 Comments
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This Mexican Chicken and Rice brings together your favourite Mexican Red Rice with sweet pops of corn and black beans with a fajita seasoned chicken. Big Mexican flavours. One pot. Sheer perfection!

Freshly made One Pot Mexican Chicken and Rice

One Pot Mexican Chicken and Rice

This is a really handy recipe if you’ve got a family of big eaters and are short on time because it makes a substantial amount of food, it’s a complete meal (no need to make starch and veg sides as well as a separate protein!) and it’s all done in one pot.

Readers also tell me they love that it’s finished in the oven. No need to worry about scorching the base of the pot. No stirring or watching to ensure it doesn’t bubble over. It’s entirely hands off.

Plus, it’s Mexican flavoured. “Everybody” loves Mexican food, right!??

And look – proof of juicy chicken and fluffy rice. No mushy rice in my world!

Close up of Mexican rice in One Pot Mexican Chicken and Rice
Eating Mexican chicken

Marinating chicken for One Pot Mexican Chicken and Rice
Marinating the chicken in the Fajita spice mix.

What you need

Here’s what you need to make this One Pot Mexican Chicken and rice:

Ingredients in One Pot Mexican Chicken and Rice
  • Chicken thighs (bone-in, skin on) – For the best, juiciest results and golden, flavour infused skin. This cut of chicken cooks in the same time it takes for the rice to cook in the oven which makes it the perfect choice. Plus, because it’s the juiciest chicken cut, you get a stack of free flavour added into your rice as the chicken bakes. Win, win!

    Prefer boneless thighs or breast? Because these cook faster, they will need to be added partway through the oven cook time. I’ve included directions in the recipe notes!

  • Mexican spice blend for chicken – see below.

  • Rice type to use – Long grain rice is best here, for the fluffiest results. Basmati will yield a similar texture in the end result but you’ll have a subtle perfume of basmati rice flavour in the dish. Not necessarily a bad thing, just not Mexican! 😂 Medium grain rice will yield a a good result albeit slightly stickier (because that’s the nature of the rice) as will short grain / sushi rice which is stickier still.

    Rice to avoid – Risotto rice (arborio), jasmine, brown rice and faux rice (quinoa, cauliflower rice etc).

  • Tomato passata (puree) – Pureed, strained pure tomatoes, sometimes labelled “tomato puree” in the US (here’s a photo of Mutti tomato passata sold at Walmart). It’s readily available in Australian supermarkets nowadays, alongside pasta sauces. More on tomato passata here.

    Substitute with canned crushed tomato though just bear in mind that your rice will not be quite as red.

  • Garlic and onion – Essential flavour base.

  • Capsicum / bell peppers – On theme for the fajita flavours going on here in this dish. You can really use any colour you like, or switch it out with other vegetables like zucchini, carrot etc.

  • Frozen corn – Adds lovely pops of sweetness and colour into the rice! I use frozen for convenience, because I always have it. Canned (drained) can also be used or, as with capsicum, substitute with another diced vegetable.

  • Black beans – On theme for this Mexican rice, plus it adds flavour and protein, and fills out the rice. I just use a can (drained). Black beans are on theme for Mexican food but can be substituted with any other beans such as red kidney beans.

  • Chicken stock/broth – The liquid in which the rice is cooked. Substitute with vegetable stock, or water plus stock powder. Please don’t use water, the dish will lack flavour!

  • Lime – For a finishing spritz of freshness at the end.

Mexican spice mix

Here’s all you need for a great Mexican spice mix – garlic powder, paprika, cumin, cayenne (for a touch of heat – skip or reduce if desired), salt and pepper. All pantry staple spices!

For this recipe, most of it is used on the chicken but we reserve a bit to season the rice. Love one spice mix that serves duel purposes!

Ingredients in One Pot Mexican Chicken and Rice

How to make One Pot Mexican Chicken and Rice

It’s as easy as 1-2-3:

  1. Marinate chicken in Mexican spice mix, if time permits.

  2. Sear chicken, then sauté veg (onion, garlic, capsicum/bell peppers).

  3. Add rice and everything else, pop it in the oven.

Dinner. Done!

1. Marinate chicken (if you can)

The chicken is tastier if you have the time to marinate for 1 hour (or overnight) because the flavour infuses into the flesh. But even if you don’t, the chicken is still super tasty because of the seasoning and also it absorbs flavour as it cooks with the rice.

How to make One Pot Mexican Chicken and Rice
  1. Mix Mexican Spices with olive oil and lime juice in a large bowl to form a paste.

  2. Marinate chicken 1 hour – Add the chicken and toss to coat. Leave to marinate for 1 hour in the fridge, or even overnight if you want. But as noted above, don’t fret if you don’t have time. This dish is absolutely worth making even without marinating – and I know this for a fact because I tried it with and without marinating! See? 🙂

Testing to check whether it’s worth marinating, and how much spice mix to use on the chicken. Answer: 1 1/2 tablespoons of spice mix + 1 hour marinating time is the best!

Cooking vessel

I use my 30cm / 12″ shallow casserole dutch oven (2.5 lt / 2/5 qts) which is the ideal shape for dishes like this, and goes from stove to the oven. I have this Chasseur one (pictured in post and video) and this Le Creuset one. I didn’t pay full price for either – shop around! They are an investment but should last a lifetime if you look after them. 🙂

However, you can make this in any large ovenproof dutch oven or deep skillet. If you don’t have a matching lid, just cover with foil for the baking part. If you don’t have an oven-proof skillet, just do the stove steps using any frying pan then transfer everything into a baking dish. I’ve popped directions in the recipe notes for how to do this.

2. Searing and sautéing

This recipe starts off on the stove to sear the chicken (flavour!) and sauté the vegetables. Then you add the rice and liquids, pop the chicken back on top and put it in the oven. Hands off cooking is the best!

How to make One Pot Mexican Chicken and Rice
  1. Sear the marinated chicken to brown the skin. The inside will / should still be raw. We just want to get some lovely colour on the chicken skin which we wouldn’t achieve in the bake time.

  2. Remove chicken onto a plate and set aside.

  3. Sauté aromatics – In the same pot / pan, sauté the onion, garlic and capsicum. Using the same pot to cook the rice is a path to express flavour because all the tasty flavours left in the pan from sautéing the chicken gets soaked up by the rice.

    Then add the rice, stir to coat it in all the tasty flavours (bit like making risotto!).

  4. Flavoured rice liquid and add-ins – Add the liquids (stock/broth, tomato passata), reserved Mexican Spice Mix, corn and beans. Then stir to combine.

3. Baking

How to make One Pot Mexican Chicken and Rice
  1. Top with chicken – Place the chicken on top. It will be partially submerged under the liquid and that’s fine. In fact, that’s exactly what we want because the flesh under the liquid will absorb flavour from the seasoned rice stock. And the skin exposed above the liquid will brown!

  2. Bake 25 minutes covered – Cover with a lid and bake for 25 minutes.

  3. Bake uncovered 15 minutes – Remove the lid and bake for a further 15 minutes or until the liquid has been almost completely absorbed by the rice. Some puddles remaining on the surface is fine as they will absorb while the rice rests.

    Note: If you taste the rice at this stage and it is still a touch firmer than you want, that’s fine. It will finish cooking as it rests in the next step, just as ordinary white rice does during the resting stage.

  4. Rest 10 minutes – Remove from the oven then rest, uncovered, for 10 minutes.

    Remove or push the chicken to the side, then fluff the rice with a rubber spatula or fork. Squeeze over lime juice, sprinkle with coriander/cilantro and jalapeño if you want to garnish it. Then serve!

Overhead photo of freshly made One Pot Mexican Chicken and Rice
Serving One Pot Mexican Chicken and Rice

With the right cooking vessel, it can be placed on the table as a sharing dish, for everybody to help themselves. By “right cooking vessel”, I’m mainly referring to shape. I’d put a shallow pot / casserole pan, like pictured in this post and in the recipe video, in the centre of a table. But I were using a deep pot, I’d probably plate it up individually. Mainly for practical reasons (reaching into a deep hot pot isn’t ideal).

Complete meal in one!

With the tomato and vegetables in this dish, I consider it a complete meal. But if you’d like to add some more vegetables on the side, have a browse of my side salads and vegetables sides recipe collection here. It’s organised by primary vegetable so you can find something to make using what you’ve got. It’s work in progress – I’m continuing to build up the collection.

Love to know what you think if you try this Mexican chicken and rice!

– Nagi x


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One Pot Mexican Chicken and Rice

Author: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats
Prep: 15 minutes mins
Cook: 50 minutes mins
Total: 55 minutes mins
Dinner, One Pot, Rice
Mexican
4.94 from 134 votes
Servings5
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Recipe video above. Chicken seared with Fajita flavours then baked with seasoned Mexican red rice. This is a flavour explosion in one pot! People love that it's finished in the oven. No need to worry about a scorched base!
Makes more rice than you'll need because it is difficult to make less using this method of cooking. Nobody complains, cause it's so good!

Ingredients

Mexican Spice Mix

  • 2 tsp garlic powder (or 2 garlic cloves, minced)
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 2 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 3/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (Note 1), optional
  • Black pepper

Chicken

  • 5 chicken thighs, bone-in, skin on (Notes 2 and 3)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp lime juice

Rice

  • 1 small onion , peeled and diced (or 1/2 large)
  • 1 garlic clove , minced
  • 1 red capsicum (bell pepper), diced or sliced
  • 1 cup long grain rice , uncooked (Note 4)
  • 1 cup chicken stock/broth , low sodium (or vegetable stock)
  • 3/4 cup tomato passata (US: tomato puree) (Note 5)
  • 1 cup frozen corn kernels (or canned – drained)
  • 1 can (400g/16oz) black beans , drained and rinsed (sub red kidney beans)

Garnish

  • 1 lime , plus extra to serve
  • Coriander/cilantro
  • Sliced jalapeño peppers (optional)
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Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 180°C/350°F (160° fan).
  • Mexican spice mix – Mix the ingredients in a small bowl.
  • Rub Chicken – Place 1 1/2 tablespoons of the Mexican Spice Mix in a large bowl (reserve rest for rice) with 1 tablespoon olive oil and lime juice. Mix to form a paste then add the chicken and toss to coat the chicken.
  • Marinate (optional) – Marinate chicken for 1 hour, or even overnight, if you have the time. Otherwise, it's fine to proceed with the recipe!
  • Sear chicken – Using a large deep skillet preferably with a lid (Note 6), heat the remaining 1 tbsp olive oil over medium high heat. Sear the skin side of the chicken for 4 minutes until light golden, then sear the flesh side for 1 1/2 minutes (will still be raw inside). Remove onto a plate.
  • Sauté aromatics – If you've got a lot of burnt spices on the base, scrape off and discard some of it. Then in the same skillet, still over medium high heat, add the onion, garlic and capsicum (bell peppers). Sauté for 3 minutes until the onion softens.
  • Rice & liquid – Add the rice and stir. Add chicken stock, tomato passata, corn, beans and remaining Mexican Spice Mix. Stir to combine.
  • Top with chicken – Place chicken on top of the rice, skin side up. It will be partially submerged but most of the skin should be above the liquid.
  • Bake covered 25 min – Bring to simmer, then cover skillet with a lid or foil and place in the oven for 25 minutes.
  • Bake uncovered 15 min – Remove the lid/foil and bake for a further 15 minutes until only small puddles of liquid remain on the surface of the rice.
  • Rest 10 minutes – Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes (uncovered). Any remaining liquid will evaporate in this step.
  • Serve – Squeeze the juice of 1 lime over the chicken and rice. Remove chicken or push to the side then fluff the rice. Serve, garnished with coriander/cilantro leaves, extra lime wedges and sliced jalapeños, if desired. Sour cream also goes well with this, or a dollop of guacamole or avocado sauce!

Recipe Notes:

1. Spiciness – This recipe isn’t very spicy, but feel free to reduce or omit the cayenne pepper as desired.
2. Bone-in skin-on chicken works best because the meat is juicier and I love the crispy skin. This also works really well with drumsticks.
Works pretty well with boneless chicken thighs (see below for directions). Breast will also work using the same directions as for boneless thighs, but the flesh is not quite as juicy. 
3. Boneless, skinless chicken thighs – Sear chicken per recipe so it’s mostly cooked through,. Then just put it on top of the rice at the point you remove the lid. The last 15 minutes in the oven is all that’s needed to finish cooking it through. 
4. Rice – You can substitute the long grain rice with basmati or medium grain rice. Short grain rice, risotto rice and paella rice are not suited to this recipe (the rice will end up mushy).
5. Tomato passata – Pureed, strained pure tomatoes, sometimes labelled “tomato puree” in the US (here’s a photo of Mutti tomato passata sold at Walmart). Readily available in Australian supermarkets nowadays, alongside pasta sauces. More on tomato passata here. Substitute with canned crushed tomato (but rice colour will not be as red).
6. Cooking vessel – I use my 30cm/12″ shallow casserole pan (2.5 L / 2.5 qts) which has a lid and is the ideal shape for stove-to-oven recipes like this. An ovenproof skillet / fry pan will also work, or a large oven-proof pot. No lid? Just use foil!
Baking dish (ceramic, glass, metal) – Start it in a skillet then transfer it to a baking dish. To do this, after you add the stock and tomato passata, bring it to a simmer and scrape the base clean so any brown bits gets mixed into the stock. Then pour all the liquid into a baking pan, add corn and black beans. Top with chicken, cover with foil then proceed with recipe.
Leftover rice will keep for 2 days, and cooked chicken will keep for 3 – 4 days.
Nutrition per serving.

Nutrition Information:

Serving: 442gCalories: 713cal (36%)Carbohydrates: 61.2g (20%)Protein: 40.8g (82%)Fat: 33.9g (52%)Saturated Fat: 1.1g (7%)Cholesterol: 144mg (48%)Sodium: 1612mg (70%)Potassium: 793mg (23%)Fiber: 7.4g (31%)Sugar: 6.1g (7%)Vitamin A: 1200IU (24%)Vitamin C: 48.7mg (59%)Calcium: 70mg (7%)Iron: 5mg (28%)
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357 Comments

  1. Leone Howard says

    May 19, 2025 at 2:33 pm

    Fantastic dish, I used skin off bone in thighs and it was tender and juicy! Hubby loved it as it wasn’t too spicy! 😊

    Reply
  2. Samantha says

    January 21, 2025 at 11:28 am

    I need help. I made this last night and when it was fully rested, I took a look and the rice was uncooked! I verified it with a bite of crunchy rice. I ended up finishing it on the stove after adding more liquid. What could have gone wrong??? The flavor was spot on but I’m confused why the rice didn’t cook. Help!

    Reply
  3. Sharon says

    January 20, 2025 at 3:42 am

    5 stars
    Excellent dish. I made it for company last night. I used 6 thighs and it easily served 6, which you wouldn’t think it would do with only 1 cup of rice, but it did. So now we have leftovers for just us tonight.
    The 15 minutes prep was a bit off for me though. Took about 30 (which is still really good).
    Recipe is a keeper.

    Reply
  4. Jancy K. says

    October 31, 2024 at 6:14 am

    5 stars
    Making this dish again for tonight’s dinner. It’s a fabulous recipe. Have only got four chick thighs today but figure the beans strengthen the protein anyway. Love your recipes, Nagi 🇨🇦

    Reply
  5. Lin says

    September 25, 2024 at 6:43 am

    5 stars
    Made this last night -so delicious! I used drumsticks instead of thighs and it turned out wonderful! Definitely adding this to the staples

    Reply
  6. Kylie Quinn says

    September 2, 2024 at 10:02 pm

    5 stars
    Once again, just YUM! Have made this many times, the family love it!

    Reply
  7. Marika says

    August 11, 2024 at 10:41 am

    5 stars
    Great meal! Family loved it!

    Reply
  8. Jo says

    July 27, 2024 at 8:34 pm

    5 stars
    Amazing Nagi. Well done. This is outstanding.

    Reply
  9. Nells says

    July 5, 2024 at 7:55 pm

    5 stars
    This is delicious, even my ten yr old picky eater loved it.
    I didn’t follow exact process of searing chicken, just started with step 6 and marinated chicken to the same.
    Was very easy and delicious.

    Reply
  10. Em says

    June 29, 2024 at 5:18 pm

    Thank you Nagi!! This was a hit with the whole family – all three kids loved it 🙂 Like you said though, who doesn’t love Mexican?

    I’m thinking next time I’ll add another chicken thigh on top. Is it ok to multiple the rice & rice ingredients by 1.5? Will that affect cooking time? Hoping to have more leftovers for lunch or have an an option when we have a couple of guest over 🙂

    Reply
  11. Bird says

    June 24, 2024 at 8:43 pm

    5 stars
    Even my daughter loves it!! can’t say anymore. It is so delicious and so easy to make. We adjusted the recipe a bit. I used lemon instead of lime, used short grain instead of long grain rice and used skinless boneless chicken thighs. They still turned out excellent. Thank you

    Reply
  12. Leanne S says

    June 23, 2024 at 7:44 pm

    5 stars
    Loved this had it with your guacamole recipe. The kids had wraps. I made it with chicken breast and kept the timing the same as per the recipe and it was perfectly cooked thank you!

    Reply
  13. Graziella says

    May 16, 2024 at 7:47 pm

    5 stars
    Followed this recipe as written (and the recipe notes as I chose to use a combo of boneless skinless chicken thighs and breasts) and it was so yummy! The texture of the rice and meat came out perfect. Thank you, Nagi!

    Reply
  14. Debbie says

    May 15, 2024 at 5:25 pm

    I don’t know what I did wrong. I made this recipe for 8 people last night and used chicken drumsticks x 8. Marinated the chicken over night. I followed the recipe exactly and the chicken and rice weren’t cooked enough.. It was crunchy rice and NOT fall off the bone chicken. Is it possible when you increase the recipe quantity you need to increase the heat? I put it on 160c as we have a fan oven. I wonder if it was too low. Hmmmmm. Any thoughts?

    Reply
  15. Marianne says

    May 6, 2024 at 2:03 am

    5 stars
    Needed to make dinner for 13 guests on short notice. I tripled the recipe and added 5 Colombian type sausages to the final baking laid on top of the rice lime the chicken no pre-browning. I increased the rice and liquid to 4 servings keeping everything else the same. Once the rice was ready to go in the oven it was clear by huge 8 qt stew pan wasn’t big enough so I transferred the rice to a sheet pan, and laid the chicken and sausages on top, covered it with foil and into the oven it went. Did find, like others, the rice didn’t fully cook and had to add more water and cook longer. Even with my addition of extra rice and water, flavors were still amazing. Got a lot of compliments on the meal. Served with simple steamed zucchini and yellow squash, cilantro lime vinaigrette, shredded cheese on the side, Pico de Gallo, fried sweet plantains, non-mayo coleslaw, and cornbread.

    Reply
    • Marianne says

      May 6, 2024 at 2:05 am

      Rice lime? oops – no lime in there. please read minus the lime.

      Reply
  16. Maria Silva says

    February 6, 2024 at 6:52 am

    5 stars
    OMG, this carnitas recipe is the best I ever tried, I did try others… now I will never use another, we eat so many carnitas nachos and carnitas tacos, I just made another big batch and they are in the freezer in ziplock baggies ready for when I just don’t feel like cooking after work, so, so delicious, you got to try this one

    Reply
  17. Laura OsmerDeMuth says

    December 10, 2023 at 5:17 am

    5 stars
    Fantastic.

    Reply
  18. Shaz says

    December 8, 2023 at 4:54 pm

    5 stars
    Giving this recipe 5 stars as my hubby and three adult sons ate it all and enjoyed it. Winner winner chicken dinner. Thank you Nagi.

    Reply
  19. Victoria says

    December 5, 2023 at 7:36 am

    5 stars
    Wow!! 10/10. This is my absolute favourite Nagi recipe. So easy, so full of flavour!

    Reply
  20. Lyn says

    November 13, 2023 at 10:08 am

    5 stars
    Made this last night & it was great. I did have to add an extra 1/4cup of stock (but I think that has to do with my cookware as I always have to add extra liquid with any baked rice dish) But it turned out wonderful & delicious. I recommend giving this recipe a try!!
    5 stars, Nagi xx

    Reply
    • Anna says

      December 6, 2023 at 12:10 am

      5 stars
      Great recipe that is on a regular rotation at home. I love that it only needs a few minutes of work and can just be thrown in the oven. Perfect for a week night and not a lot of washing up either. Thank you for the recipe!

      Reply
    • Heather says

      November 29, 2023 at 10:55 pm

      5 stars
      Have made this a few times now, I usually need to add little more stock. I use boneless and skinless thighs and add at the last step as Nagi suggests. then slice the chicken and mix it through the rice to serve. I also use baby spinach instead of kale, just our preference. Fabulous weekday dish

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