Cubano Chicken Rice Bowls With Bananas

Submitted by CobraLimes

"Simple, tasty, and off the beaten track from regular rice bowls. Assembly takes moments and everything can be prepared in advance and frozen. Easily prepped, frozen, and microwaveable with the exception of the bananas and garnish. Also, can be arranged without the chicken for a nice vegetarian meal. Great dish for Chinese takeout leftover rice!"

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 946.36 ml steamed rice (brown, white, basmati, or jasmine)
• 2 cooked boneless skinless chicken breasts, seasoned according to your taste
• 473.18 ml black beans (canned is fine)
• 4 large bananas or 4 large plantains, sliced in large chunks
• 1 sprig fresh cilantro, chopped,to garnish
• 1 finely chopped onion, to garnish
• 236.59 ml salsa, to garnish

directions

1. Steam rice until tender and set aside.
2. Dredge banana pieces in flour and slightly sautee in a small amount of butter.
3. Cube cooked chicken breasts.
4. Heat black beans.
5. Layer into bowls with rice on bottom mixed with the black beans, next chicken pieces, and top with the sauteed bananas, sprinkling the fresh cilantro, chopped onions, and salsa to garnish on top.
6. Varying amounts according to your own taste preference is allowable.

Reviews

[bloomsday616]

Loved this! I marinated the chicken in a jerk marinade and grilled it and instead of flour on the bananas I dusted them with a cinnamon/chili powder mixture. I also topped it with a pineapple salsa. The whole meal was easy and fast to make and the flavors were amazing! We couldn't get enough of it! Will definitely be making it again, thank you for posting!

 

[CityCook]

I was really impressed with the way the flavors worked together. It definitely needed the salsa with it though.

 

[Ilysse]

Really loved this. Made this tonight for dinner. Used Chimichurri Chicken Strips Recipe #92354 and Frijoles Negros (Cuban Style Black Beans) Recipe #141305 and used a Valencia rice. Must have a little of everything in every bite to get the full enjoyment from this meal. I am usually not 'in to' this sort of thing because I like my food neatly seperated on my plate and I tend to eat in order lol but this was wonderful. Left out the cilantro 'cause DH doesn't like it and also left off the onion and salsa. I will be making this again and again. Thank you for a great meal.

 

[John W Wenzelburger]

Oh man this is GOOD. the Bananas and black beans really go well together. I used a Cuban black beans and rice pre pack. I brazed the chicken in a little wine onions celery and Jamacan Jerk seasoning. adding some of the stuff from the pan to the beans and rice, I did not use the onions or salsa on top but that sounds good too.

 

[Caydis Mom]

Very good. The bananas turned out so great. I made mango salso to go with it and it was a great blend of flavors.