Chicken and Rice One Pot Recipe with Cilantro Lime Sauce
This easy one pot dish is perfect for a weeknight dinner, and it's kid-friendly.
Ingredients
Chicken
- 1 package taco seasoning
- 2 boneless/skinless chicken breasts cut in half
- 1 tbsp cooking oil avocado or olive oil
Rice Mixture
- 2 1/4 cups chicken broth
- 2 tbsp lime juice 1-2 limes
- 1 tbsp finely chopped garlic 3-4 cloves
- 1 cup uncooked regular long-grain white rice
- 1 cup black beans (from 15-oz can) drained and rinsed
- 4.5 oz chopped green chiles 1 can
Cilantro-Lime Sauce
- 1/4 cup water
- 2 tbsp lime juice 1-2 limes
- 1 medium avocado
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- In large resealable plastic bag, add chicken and taco seasoning mix. Seal and shake to coat chicken evenly.
- In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Cook chicken 5 to 7 minutes, turning once, until browned on both sides. Remove chicken from skillet and cover to keep warm.
- To same skillet, add Rice Mixture ingredients; heat to boiling.
- Cover and reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer about 15 minutes or until liquid has been reduced by about half.
- Stir mixture thoroughly and place chicken on top of the rice.
- Cover and continue cooking 12 to 15 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F), and rice is tender.
- Meanwhile, in mini food processor or blender, combine Cilantro-Lime Sauce ingredients; blend until smooth, scraping down sides of blender as necessary. Transfer mixture to small resealable plastic bag.
- Remove chicken and cut at angle into 1/2-inch slices. Then return chicken to skillet.
- Cut the corner off one end of the sauce bag and squeeze on top of sliced chicken and rice before serving.
- Optional: Garnish with chopped cilantro and lime wedges.