Well Plated· by Erin Clarke★ 4.8 (231)

Fiesta Chicken

Name: Fiesta Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4, 4 to 6 servings
Cuisine: mexican
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil; 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into bite-size pieces); ½ medium yellow onion ( or red onion, chopped (about 1 cup)); 1 tablespoon garlic powder; 2 teaspoons onion powder; 1 ½ teaspoons paprika; 1 ½ teaspoons dried dillweed; ½ teaspoon cumin; ½ teaspoon kosher salt; ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper (use 1/4 teaspoon or less if sensitive to spice); 1 medium red bell pepper (cored and chopped); 1 medium green bell pepper (cored and chopped); 1 can reduced-sodium black beans ((15 ounces) rinsed and drained); 1 can fire-roasted diced tomatoes in their juices ((15 ounces)); 1 ½ cups instant brown rice* (do not use white minute rice or regular rice as these will cook differently (see note)); 1 cup low-sodium chicken stock; ¾ cup freshly grated cheddar cheese; Optional for serving: chopped fresh cilantro, (diced avocado, plain nonfat Greek yogurt (or sour cream))

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 25m total

Servings

Calories

33% of a 2,000 cal day

667KCAL

Protein

46g91% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat14g

18%

Saturated5g

26%

Unsaturated9g

—

Total Carbs89g

32%

Fiber13g

46%

Total Sugars8g

—

incl. Added Sugars0g

Starch68g

—

Sodium965mg

42%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

This healthy fiesta chicken and rice is an easy one-pan meal that's ready in under 30 minutes. Made with instant brown rice and black beans!

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

2 tspextra-virgin olive oil
1 lbboneless skinless chicken breasts — cut into bite-size pieces
1 cupmedium yellow onion — chopped, ½, or red onion
1 tbspgarlic powder
2 tsponion powder
1½ tsppaprika
1½ tspdried dillweed
½ tspcumin — ground
½ tspkosher salt
½ tspcayenne pepper
1medium red bell pepper — cored, chopped
1medium green bell pepper — cored, chopped
15 ozreduced-sodium black beans — rinsed, drained, 1 can
15 ozfire-roasted diced tomatoes in their juices — in juice, 1 can
1½ cupsinstant brown rice
1 cuplow-sodium chicken stock
¾ cupfreshly grated cheddar cheese
Optional for serving: chopped fresh cilantro,) — diced avocado, plain nonfat Greek yogurt (or sour cream

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Method

25m total

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Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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