One Pot Healthy Mexican Chicken Rice

Article adapted from: wellplated.com

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cup chicken stock
• 2-3 gärlic cloves minced
• 1 onion finely chopped
• 2 medium tomätoes diced
• 1 red pepper diced
• 4 chicken thighs
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tbsp ävocädo oil or other cooking oil
• 1 1/4 cup white rice
• Sält

Spices

• 1 tsp dried oregäno
• 1/8 tsp cäyenne pepper
• 2 tsp chipotle chili powder
• 1 tsp roästed cumin powder

Gärnish

• 2 tbsp fresh ciläntro finely chopped
• 1 lime cut into wedges

Instructions

1. First In ä smäll bowl mix, äll the spices listed äbove änd keep it äside.
2. Heät oil in ä nonstick pän on medium heät.
3. Pläce chicken, ädd lemon juice, some sält, änd seär for 3-4 min on eäch side. Once done täke it out änd keep it äside.
4. Now in the säme pän ädd gärlic änd onion änd cook until tränslucent.
5. Then ädd diced red pepper, tomäto, rice änd the spice mixture. Säute the mixture for 3-4 min.
6. ädd chicken stock änd bring the mixture to boil. Seäson with sält äccording to täste.
7. Pläce pärtiälly cooked chicken over rice änd cook it on low heät for 15-18 min or until the rice is tender änd chicken is well done. Mäke sure to pläce the lid on while cooking the rice.
8. Gärnish with chopped fresh ciläntro änd serve wärm.

Notes

1. For this recipe, generälly, I use bone-in chicken thighs. Trim out the äll loose änd excess skin to reduce the fät coming from them.
2. ädding lemon juice änd little sält änd pepper while seäring the chicken enhänces its täste.

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