cilantro chicken and rice skillet meal
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This is a one-skillet complete meal, and it's great with some fresh baked cornbread served on the side. This makes a rather large amount, so chill the leftovers and make tortillas for a quick lunch or snack the next day, garnished with a generous dollop of salsa, guacamole or sour cream.
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yield
8 serving(s)
prep time
20 Min
cook time
40 Min
method
Saute
Ingredients For cilantro chicken and rice skillet meal
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1/4 colive oil
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4skinless chicken breasts, cubed
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1/2 pkgtaco seasoning
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1 mdonion, diced
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1 mdred bell pepper, diced
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4 clovegarlic, minced
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1 (15oz) canlow-sodium chicken broth
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2 cuncooked rice (white rice or yellow rice)
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1 (15oz) canpinto beans, rinsed and drained
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1( 15oz) canblack beans, rinsed and drained
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1 (15oz) candiced tomatoes, don't drained
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1 (15oz) canwhole kernel corn, don't drain
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1 (4oz) candiced green chile peppers, don't drain
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1 cwater
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1 tspsalt
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1/2 tspblack pepper
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1/4 tspground cayenne pepper
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1/4 tspground cumin
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3/4 ccoarsely chopped fresh cilantro
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1 clow-fat sour cream, for garnish (optional)
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1/2 csliced green onions, for garnish (optional)
How To Make cilantro chicken and rice skillet meal
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1Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place chicken and taco seasoning in the skillet, and cook just until chicken is cooked through and starting to brown lightly around the edges, about 5 minutes; remove chicken from skillet and set aside.
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2Stir onion, bell pepper, and garlic into the same skillet. Cook 5 minutes, until tender. Pour in chicken broth. Mix in the yellow rice, pinto beans, black beans, tomatoes, corn, green chiles, and water. Season with salt, pepper, cayenne pepper, and cumin. Bring to a boil. Return chicken to skillet. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 30 minutes, until rice is tender and chicken juices run clear.
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3Stir in cilantro, and cook another minute or two (just enough to heat the cilantro). Top with dollops of sour cream, sprinkle the sliced green onions on top, and serve immediately.
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