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R266 Mexican Chicken & Rice Bowls

R266 Mexican Chicken & Rice Bowls

with Dark Meat Chicken, Salsa Fresca & Lime Sour Cream

Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamUpdated on October 02, 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!!

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High Protein
Quick
Easy Cleanup
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Milk

20 minutes
5 minutes

3 tablespoon

Sour Cream

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20 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

4 teaspoon (tsp)

Cooking Oil

2 tablespoon (tbsp)

Butter

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Calories780 kcal
Fat35 g
Saturated Fat13 g
Carbohydrate80 g
Sugar8 g
Dietary Fiber5 g
Protein34 g
Cholesterol170 mg
Sodium1300 mg

2
  • 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.

3
  • 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.

4
  • 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.

5
  • 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.

6
  • 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.

7
  • 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.