Who doesn’t want to add a little spice to their weekday nights?? These Southwest Chicken & Yellow Rice Bowls only take about 30 minutes to throw together making them the perfect weeknight dinner!
Southwest Chicken & Yellow Rice Bowls
Course: DinnerCuisine: SouthwesternDifficulty: Medium2
servings10
minutes30
minutesNope, it’s not gourmet cooking, but it sure looks like it! These colorful rice bowls are packed full of protein, veggies, and flavor and are sure to satisfy everybody’s taste buds!
Ingredients
¾ cup white rice
1 tsp turmeric
2 cloves garlic
1 long green pepper
1 red onion
1-2 chicken breasts (depending on size) cut into smaller strips or chunks
½ Tablespoon Basik’s Southwest Seasoning
1 cup water
1 tbsp chicken stock concentrate
1-2 oz. sour cream (this is for your sauce that goes on top, so use more it you’d like more sauce)
hot sauce (your preference on kind and amount)
1 Tbsp butter (or 2 ¼ tsp AOOC Butter Olive Oil)
salt & pepper
Directions
- Wash and dry all produce. Peel and finely chop garlic.
- Heat up drizzle of oil in a small pot over medium high heat. (I used AOOC Chipotle)
Add garlic, stir and cook till fragrant (about 30 seconds) - Stir in rice, stock concentrate, 1 cup water, ¼ tsp turmeric, and ½ tsp salt.
Bring to a boil then cover, reduce heat to low, and cook till rice is tender (about 15 minutes). - While rice is cooking- halve, peel, and thinly slice onion.
Core, deseed, and dice green pepper in 1 inch pieces. - (When rice is finished cooking remove from heat and let sit for 10 minutes or until ready to serve.)
Heat a large pan up to medium high heat and then add a large drizzle of AOOC Chipotle Olive Oil. Add onion and green pepper and cook stirring occasionally until softened and lightly browned. (4-6 min) Season with salt and pepper - Add chicken strips/chunks to pan with veggies and add Basiks Southwest Seasoning. Cook, stirring occasionally, until chicken and browned and cooked through (5 or 6 minutes) season with more salt and pepper
- While chicken cooks, mix sour cream and hot sauce to taste. Add 1 tsp water at a time while stirring until mixture reaches drizzling consistency. (This is the sauce you will pour over top)
- Fluff rice with a fork and stir in butter (or AOOC Butter Olive Oil). Divide rice between bowls, add veggies and chicken, then top with sauce. Enjoy!
Notes
- If you like the taste of cilantro you could also try this recipe with AOOC Cilantro & Onion Olive Oil!