Cilantro Lime Chicken Rice Bake

Another delicious Pinterest find!!! We all loved this dish! Some of us liked it with the dressing on it, some of us liked it without the dressing. But, either way, we ALL LOVED this dish!!! It wasn't hard, but it is time consuming...just a heads up :) As you know, I adore Cilantro and Lime!!!! So good!!!!!

Cilantro Lime Chicken Rice Bake
submitted by Camille
(from Sugar Baby Boutique)

Cilantro Lime Chicken Marinade (for 4 chicken breasts)
-3/4 c vegtable oil
-Juice and zest of 2 limes
-2 cloves garlic -2 tsp sugar
-1/2 tsp salt -1/4 tsp black pepper
-1/2 C finely chopped cilantro
Put everything (minus the chicken) in blender to chop it up.
Marinate Chicken at least 4 hours, or even overnight. Now is a good time to make the Creamy Tomatillo Dressing since it has to sit in the fridge for a couple of hours.  

  Cilantro Lime Rice
-1 cup uncooked rice
-1 can chicken broth
-1 cup water
-2 cloves garlic, minced
-1 Tbls freshly squeezed lime juice
-2 tsp sugar
-3 Tbls finely chopped cilantro
* I throw the rice, broth, water, garlic & some lime juice into a rice cooker and let it cook. While it’s cooking I mix the sugar, lime juice & cilantro in a bowl. When rice is finished fluff the rice while mixing the sugar mixture into the rice.

Creamy Tomatillo Dressing
-1 batch prepared Ranch Buttermilk Dressing
-3-5 tomatillos (quartered)
-1 handful of cilantro
-1 jalapeno (optional)
-juice of 1 lime
-salt & pepper to taste
*Blend all ingredients in blender and chill for 2 hours before serving.
*This ranch is for drizzling on top of each slice of casserole after it's been cooked right before serving.

-Sour cream for 3rd layer (I use almost a whole small container of sour cream)

 **To create your bake: Layer cilantro lime rice, then grilled chicken, then sour cream, mango salsa (we buy prepared from deli), cover the top with shredded pepper-jack cheese. Bake at 350 degrees until heated through, about 20 min. Then turn on broil until the cheese crisps a little. When serving, drizzle tomatillo dressing on top and ENJOY!