Cheesy Salsa Chicken Bake

I found the original recipe for this on Budget Bytes via Pinterest a few weeks ago. Since I'm lazy and can't seem to get my act together an hour before dinner, I decided to change it up a little fix it so it took less time. Most everything is the same except for a few changes. 

Ingredients: 

2-3 chicken breasts

1 can of black beans (or pinto, or whatever you want)

1 can of corn

1 16 oz bottle of salsa

White (or brown) Minute Rice

Salt and Pepper to taste

Olive Oil

1 Cup cheddar cheese

Directions: 

*Preheat oven to 350*

* Make enough Minute Rice for 4 servings (2 cups of water, 2 cups of rice in my case). You can up this if you want more rice, but it turned out just fine for me. 

* While the rice is cooking, cut up the chicken and put in to a medium pan with some olive oil, salt, and pepper and cook until done. When it's done, dump in the salsa with the chicken,

* When the rice is done put into baking dish (I used two dishes, a smaller one and a round bowl). 

*Drain the corn and the beans and put them in the dish(es) with the rice. 

*Do the same thing with the chicken and salsa mixture (make sure it's fully cooked before putting it in the dish). 

* Stir everything together until it's good and mixed. 

*Mix in half of the cheese with the rest of the mixutre. Use the rest of the cheese for the top right before you put it in the oven.   

* Slide it into the oven and let it bake for about 15 minutes or until the cheese is all bubbly. Since everything is already cooked, you're just heating it through and making everything all hot and gooey and yummy. 

I only put one of the two dishes in the oven for dinner and put the other one in the fridge instead. We'll eat it later in the week and I'll just pop it into the oven then! 

The finished product: