Pork and Green Chile Casserole

Make your taste buds feel like they're at a fiesta, with this great dish. It's a brown rice casserole with cubed pork, green chilies, black beans, and spices that blend together to make your taste buds sing. It's great for pot luck dinners, or having friends over for dinner. Try it, you won't regret it.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 279 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ cup water
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons ground cumin
• 2 (4 ounce) cans diced green chile peppers
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 1 cup shredded Colby cheese
• 1 (10.5 ounce) can condensed cream of chicken soup
• 1 ½ cups instant brown rice, uncooked
• 1 ½ pounds boneless pork loin chops, cut into bite-size pieces
• 3 tablespoons chunky salsa

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a large saucepan or stock pot over medium-high heat. Add pork, and saute until browned. Drain off grease. Add the rice, cream of chicken soup, black beans, tomatoes, green chiles, salsa and water. Season with cumin. Stir to blend, then bring to a boil. Simmer over medium heat for about 15 minutes, or until the rice is tender.

Step 2

Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). When the pork mixture is cooked, transfer to a 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle cheese over the top.

Step 3

Bake for 5 to 10 minutes, until cheese is melted. Serve with tortillas.