Mexican Chicken & Rice Bowls

with Dark Meat Chicken, Salsa Fresca & Lime Sour Cream


Allergens: Milk

Total: 20 min • Prep: 5 min

Servings:
Ingredients
  • Sour Cream

    3 tablespoon

  • Diced Skinless Dark Meat Chicken

    10 ounce

  • Jasmine Rice

    ¾ cup

  • Chicken Stock Concentrate

    1 unit

  • Turmeric

    ¼ teaspoon

  • Long Green Pepper

    1 unit

  • Tomato

    1 unit

  • Lime

    1 unit

  • Scallions

    2 units

  • Tex-Mex Paste

    1 unit

  • Southwest Spice Blend

    1 tablespoon

  • Hot Sauce

    1 teaspoon

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Cooking Oil

    4 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Butter

    2 tablespoon (tbsp)

  • Black Pepper

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

Cooking steps
1
  • In a small pot, combine stock concentrate, half the Southwest Spice Blend, ¼ tsp turmeric (½ tsp for 4 servings), and 1¼ cups water (2¼ cups for 4). (Be sure to measure the turmeric—we sent more!)

  • Bring to a boil, then stir in rice and a pinch of salt. Cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes.

  • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Turmeric

    ¼ teaspoon

  • Southwest Spice Blend

    1 tablespoon

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

2
  • While rice cooks, wash and dry produce.

  • Halve, core, and thinly slice green pepper into strips. Dice tomato. Trim and thinly slice scallions. Zest and quarter lime.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Tomato

    1 unit

  • Lime

    1 unit

  • Scallions

    2 units

3
  • Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add green pepper; cook, stirring, until slightly softened, 2-3 minutes.

4
  • Meanwhile, open package of chicken* and drain off any excess liquid; season with remaining Southwest Spice Blend.

  • Once green pepper is slightly softened, add chicken and a large drizzle of oil to pan. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken is cooked through and green pepper is caramelized, 4-6 minutes.

  • Add Tex-Mex paste and ¼ cup water (⅓ cup for 4 servings); cook, stirring, until sauce has thickened, 2-3 minutes.

  • Stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4) until melted. Turn off heat.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Tex-Mex Paste

    1 unit

  • Southwest Spice Blend

    1 tablespoon

  • Butter

    2 tablespoon (tbsp)

5
  • While chicken cooks, in a small bowl, combine tomato, scallions, a squeeze of lime juice, salt, and pepper.

  • In a separate small bowl, combine sour cream, lime zest, a squeeze of lime juice, salt, and pepper.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Sour Cream

    3 tablespoon

  • Tomato

    1 unit

  • Lime

    1 unit

  • Scallions

    2 units

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

6
  • Fluff rice with a fork; stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) until melted. Season with salt and pepper.

  • Divide rice between bowls and top with chicken and peppers, salsa, and lime sour cream. Drizzle with hot sauce to taste. Serve with remaining lime wedges on the side.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Sour Cream

    3 tablespoon

  • Lime

    1 unit

  • Hot Sauce

    1 teaspoon

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Butter

    2 tablespoon (tbsp)