Mexican Chicken Rice Bowls

Mexican Chicken Rice Bowls

Ready in 40 minutes Serves 4
This dish most recently appeared in My Choice (3 Nights For 4) on Sunday, March 1, 2020.

Ingredients

Rice

  • 1 1/2 cups brown rice
  • 2 1/4 cups water

Chicken & Veggies

  • 600g chicken breasts, cut into steaks
  • 1 pack Mexican spices
  • 1 brown onion, thinly sliced (optional, adults)
  • 1 courgette, diced 1cm
  • 1 capsicum, thinly sliced
  • 250g frozen corn

To Serve

  • 2 tomatoes, cut into wedges
  • 1 lettuce, shredded
  • 90g cheese, grated
  • 125g sour cream
  • 1 pack salsa roja
  • Sweet chilli sauce (optional)

Steps

  1. Preheat BBQ hot plate to medium-high (if using). Cook rice. Combine rice, water measure and a pinch of salt in a pot and bring to the boil. Once boiling, cover with a lid and reduce to lowest heat to cook for 15 minutes. Turn off heat and steam, covered, for 8 more minutes. Do not lift lid during cooking.
  2. Prep chicken & veggies. Pat chicken dry and cut into steaks. Place your hand flat on top of chicken and slice through horizontally. Toss in a bowl with Mexican spices and a pinch of salt. Set veggies aside.
  3. Cook chicken. Heat a drizzle of oil in a fry-pan on medium-high heat. Cook chicken for 3-5 minutes each side, until golden and cooked through. Transfer to a bowl and cover to keep warm. Wipe pan clean and reserve.
  4. Cook veggies. Return reserved pan to high heat with a drizzle of oil. Cook onion and courgette for 3-4 minutes. Add capsicum and corn and cook a further 2-3 minutes, until veggies are tender.
  5. To finish. Shred chicken using two forks (or thinly slice). When veggies have 1 minute cook time remaining, add chicken to pan with any resting juices and stir to combine. Season to taste. Prep tomatoes and lettuce.
  6. Serve rice topped with chicken, veggies, tomatoes, lettuce, cheese, sour cream and salsa roja or sweet chilli sauce.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2828 kj
676 kcal
Protein 46.5g
Carbohydrate 57.9g
Fat 27.7g