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Mexican Chicken & Rice Bowls

Mexican Chicken & Rice Bowls

with Dark Meat Chicken, Salsa Fresca & Lime Sour Cream

Sara Heilman
Sara HeilmanUpdated on November 13, 2025

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:
High Protein
Quick
Easy Prep
Kid Friendly
Easy Cleanup
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

3 tablespoon

Sour Cream

(Contains: Milk)

10 ounce

Diced Skinless Dark Meat Chicken

¾ cup

Jasmine Rice

1 unit

Chicken Stock Concentrate

¼ teaspoon

Turmeric

1 unit

Long Green Pepper

1 unit

Tomato

1 unit

Lime

2 unit

Scallions

1 unit

Tex-Mex Paste

1 tablespoon

Southwest Spice Blend

1 teaspoon

Hot Sauce

Not included in your delivery

4 teaspoon (tsp)

Cooking Oil

2 tablespoon (tbsp)

Butter

(Contains: Milk)

teaspoon (tsp)

Salt

teaspoon (tsp)

Black Pepper

Nutrition Values

/ per serving
Calories780 kcal
Fat35 g
Saturated Fat13 g
Carbohydrate80 g
Sugar8 g
Dietary Fiber5 g
Protein34 g
Cholesterol170 mg
Sodium1300 mg
Potassium510 mg
Calcium110 mg
Iron2.4 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

Zester
Small Bowl
Large Pan
Small pot

Cooking Steps

Cook Rice
1
  • In a small pot, combine stock concentrate, half the Southwest Spice Blend, ¼ tsp turmeric (½ tsp for 4 servings), and 1¼ cups water (2¼ 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, open package of chicken* and drain off any excess liquid; 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 (⅓ 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 and peppers, salsa, and lime sour cream. Drizzle with hot sauce to taste. Serve with remaining lime wedges on the side.