Friday, January 27, 2012

Spicy Mexican Chicken and Rice by Hannah

Spicy Mexican Chicken n Rice by:Hannah



Pre heat oven to 375 degrees

Ingredients n directions:

Place in pan and cook then place in baking dish:
Cooking oil
1 med onion- chopped
½ cup green pepper- chopped
2-4 cloves garlic- minced

Add to 3 quart backing dish and mix together:
15 oz can black beans
14 oz diced tomatoes- drained
1 cup tomato juice
1 cup can or frozen corn
2/3 cup uncooked rice
1tsp chili powder
½ tsp salt

Helpful hints:
Dried black beans- soak in water for 12-24 hour or till soft or boil 8 cups water and beans for 5 min turn to a simmer for 5- 10 min remove from heat cover and let soak in water for 1-4 hour or until soft.

Using tomato sauce to make tomato juice: ½ cup tomato sauce and ½ cup water mix together

Mixture together in bowl:
¼tsp paprika
¼tsp cayenne pepper
¼tsp black pepper
¼tsp salt

Rub spice mixture on:
2 ½ - 3 lbs chicken skinless

Cover baking dish with foil and place in oven for 45- 50 min or until rice is fully cooked.

Optional: lime- sliced and sprinkled over chicken and chop up fresh cilantro and add to rice mixture.

Left over notes- Eat as a taco with lettuce and wraps.

***/out of 5

Personal Comments:
For a Mexican dish this is quite tasty. But the lime adds some good flavor I’d even add some fresh cilantro to make it even better.

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