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Orzo pasta and shredded chicken in a spicy, creamy, cheesy sauce baked until bubbly and served on warm corn tortillas,

Cheesy Adobo Chicken Orzo Bake

Chicken baked in a creamy cheesy spicy sauce served on corn tortillas
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course dinner, lunch
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 1 box Orzo Pasta
  • Chicken broth or vegetable broth
  • 2 cups Shredded Chicken
  • 3-4 Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  • 1 tsp Cumin
  • Black Pepper
  • Salt
  • 1 14 oz. can Petite Diced Tomatoes
  • 2 cups shredded Colby jack
  • ½ cups Heavy cream
  • 1 cup Softened cream cheese
  • 6-8 Corn Tortillas
  • Optional: fresh cilantro, sour cream

Instructions
 

  • Cook Orzo according to package, drain and set aside
  • In a large bowl mix together all ingredients except chicken, orzo, and 1 cup of cheese until well blended.
  • Add the orzo to the mixture and stir, making sure the cream cheese is evenly mixed into the pasta
  • Stir in shredded chicken and top with remaining cup of cheese
  • Pour into a 9X9" baking dish and bake in the oven covered in foil at 375 for 25 minutes, remove foil covering, and bake an additional 5-10 minutes until bubbly
  • Serve on top of warm corn tortillas
Keyword Adobo chicken, adobo chipolte peppers, Adobo peppers, chicken bake, chicken orzo, chicken orzo pasta, creamy cheesy orzo, easy chicken recipes, one plan chicken recipe, orzo pasta
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