Mexican Chicken and Rice (One Pot)
Ready In: 30 mins
Serves: 2-3
Ingredients
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in 1 inch cubes
- 1⁄4 cup flour (or enough to dredge)
- 1⁄2 tablespoon paprika
- 1⁄4 tablespoon salt
- 1⁄4 tablespoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small green bell pepper, diced
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes with juice
- 1⁄2 cup white rice
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dried chipotle powder (can add more if desired)
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cumin
- 1⁄4 teaspoon coriander
- 1⁄2-1 cup chicken stock
Directions
- 1) put flour, salt, pepper, paprika in a zip-top bag, add cubed chicken pieces. Shake until chicken is well coated in flour mixture.
- 2) add olive oil to pre-heated skillet, add chicken. Sauté chicken until brown.
- 3) add bell pepper and garlic to pan with chicken, sauté 2-3 minutes.
- 4) add rice, tomatoes and next 4 ingredients to pan.
- 5) add first 1/2 cup chicken stock to pan, cover and let cook, stirring occasionally, adding more chicken stock if needed to get rice to desired consistency.
- 6) enjoy!
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