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Spicy Chicken Bowl

May 7, 2015 by Merry Kuchle Leave a Comment

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Spicy Chicken Bowl

Mexican food is one of my favorite cuisines. Unfortunately, we don’t get it very often here in Calgary. I keep meaning to cook more Mexican style dishes but I never think to. Earlier this week was Cinco de Mayo so it reminded me that I really wanted something with Mexican flavors that wasn’t tacos.

I decided to make an easy rice bowl with chicken and beans. I love the flavors and it would make for delicious leftovers for lunch. Dewey and I both loved it and I was right…the lunch leftovers were awesome. Evan turned up his nose (of course) so he ate rice, chicken and cheese separately. I still call that a win, though, because we all ate the sam general meal. No separate preparations needed.

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Spicy Chicken Bowl

Spicy Chicken Bowl

A delicious bowl recipe for a quick and easy dinner. 
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Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American/Canadian
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 5
Calories: 227kcal
Author: Merry

Ingredients

  • 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • 1 can Spicy Red Pepper Alymar Accents Diced Tomatoes or similar Rotel would totally work, undrained
  • 1 can romano or pinto beans drained
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • juice from 1/2 of a fresh lime
  • 2 cups cooked white rice
  • Optional Toppings: shredded cheese hot sauce, sour cream, avocodo, lime slices

Instructions

  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
  • Add onion and garlic and stir. Cook for 3 minutes and push over to one side.
  • Add additional oil if needed and add chicken thighs to the pan. Continue to cook and turn chicken until browned on both sides...about 5 minutes.
  • Add tomatoes, beans, cumin and lime juice.
  • Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer covered for 10 minutes. (I chopped the chicken thighs up as it cooked. You can do that or leave them whole.)
  • Serve over white rice and garnish with your choice of toppings.

Nutrition

Calories: 227kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 83mg | Potassium: 293mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 0.4% | Vitamin C: 5.7% | Calcium: 2.5% | Iron: 6.5%

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What are your favorite Mexican food recipes that you make again and again?

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