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Mexican Chicken & Rice Bowls
Mexican Chicken & Rice Bowls

Mexican Chicken & Rice Bowls

with Salsa Fresca & Lime Sour Cream

Sara Heilman
Sara HeilmanPublished on August 15, 2023

The beauty of a bowl-style dinner is the DIY element. This meal begins with aromatic yellow rice and Southwest-spiced chicken, all jazzed up with homemade salsa and a limey crema. When ready to build your bowl, feel free to go crazy with assembly. Crema on bottom! Rice on top of chicken! Hot sauce on everything!!

Tags:
Spicy
Protein Smart
Easy Prep
Quick
Allergens:
Milk

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.

Total Time20 minutes
Prep Time5 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

1 unit

Chicken Stock Concentrate

1 teaspoon

Turmeric

½ cup

Jasmine Rice

1 unit

Long Green Pepper

1 unit

Tomato

2 unit

Scallions

1 unit

Lime

1 tablespoon

Southwest Spice Blend

1 unit

Tex-Mex Paste

10 ounce

Chopped Chicken Breast

3 tablespoon

Sour Cream

(Contains: Milk)

1 teaspoon

Hot Sauce

Not included in your delivery

Salt

Pepper

4 teaspoon

Cooking Oil

2 tablespoon

Butter

(Contains: Milk)

Nutrition Values

/ per serving
Calories690 kcal
Fat33 g
Saturated Fat13 g
Carbohydrate60 g
Sugar8 g
Dietary Fiber5 g
Protein38 g
Cholesterol150 mg
Sodium1210 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Utensils

Small pot
Zester
Large Pan
Paper Towel
Small Bowl

Instructions

Cook Rice
1

• In a small pot, combine stock concentrate, half the Southwest Spice Blend, ¼ tsp turmeric (½ tsp for 4 servings), and ¾ cup water (1½ cups for 4). (Be sure to measure the turmeric—we sent more!) • Bring to a boil, then stir in rice and a pinch of salt. Cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

Prep
2

• While rice cooks, wash and dry produce. • Halve, core, and thinly slice green pepper into strips. Dice tomato. Trim and thinly slice scallions. Zest and quarter lime.

Cook Green Pepper
3

• Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add green pepper; cook, stirring, until slightly softened, 2-3 minutes.

Cook Chicken
4

• Meanwhile, pat chicken* dry with paper towels; season with remaining Southwest Spice Blend. • Once green pepper is slightly softened, add chicken and a large drizzle of oil to pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through and green pepper is caramelized, 4-6 minutes. • Add Tex-Mex paste and ¼ cup water (1⁄3 cup for 4 servings); cook, stirring, until sauce has thickened, 2-3 minutes. • Stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4) until melted. Turn off heat.

Make Toppings
5

• While chicken cooks, in a small bowl, combine tomato, scallions, a squeeze of lime juice, salt, and pepper. • In a separate small bowl, combine sour cream, lime zest, a squeeze of lime juice, salt, and pepper.

Finish & Serve
6

• Fluff rice with a fork; stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) until melted. Season with salt and pepper. • Divide rice between bowls and top with chicken mixture, salsa, and lime sour cream. Drizzle with hot sauce to taste. Serve with remaining lime wedges on the side.

Chicken is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165º.

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