Mexican Rice Bowl With Chicken

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 chicken breasts, cubed
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 cup onion, diced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/2 cup green bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced
• 1 (14 ounce) can corn, drained
• 1 (14 ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chilies, undrained
• 1 (14 ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon dried chipotle powder
• salt and pepper
• 2 cups rice, cooked (cooked) or 2 cups brown rice (cooked)
• 1 cup shredded cheese (for topping)
• sour cream (for topping)
• tortilla chips (optional) or warmed flour tortilla (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cook rice according to package instructions.
• 2 meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet. season chicken cubes with salt and pepper. add chicken to the skillet and cook until well browned. remove from skillet and set aside.
• 3 add onion and garlic to skillet, and saute for approximately 5 minutes or until soft. add in red and green peppers, continue to saute on medium-low heat until peppers are soft, about 7 minutes.
• 4 once softened, add all remaining ingredients (except rice and cheese), as well as the cooked chicken. stir until all ingredients are mixed well and heated through; adjust salt and pepper.
• 5 serve over rice with shredded cheese and sour cream. even heartier with a side of tortilla chips or warmed tortillas.