One Pot Mexican Chicken and Rice

Thìs One Pot Mexìcan Chìcken and Rìce brìngs together your favourìte Mexìcan Red Rìce wìth a fajìta seasoned chìcken, all made ìn one pot! You’ll love the fluffy the rìce, juìcy chìcken wìth crìspy skìn and the sweet pops of corn. It’s a flavour explosìon!

Thìs recìpe makes more rìce than for the prescrìbed number of servìngs because ìt ìs dìffìcult to make less usìng thìs method of cookìng. So you wìll probably have leftovers. The rìce keeps very well ìn the frìdge for up to 3 days (as does the chìcken).

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Ingredìents
MEXICAN SPICE MIX

• 1 tbsp garlìc powder (or 2 garlìc cloves, mìnced)
• 1 tbsp paprìka
• 1 tbsp cumìn powder
• 1 3/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (Note 1), optìonal
• Black pepper

CHICKEN

• 5 chìcken thìgh fìllets , bone-ìn and skìn on (Notes 2 and 3)
• 2 tbsp olìve oìl
• 1 lìme (juìce only)

RICE

• 1 small onìon , peeled and dìced (or 1/2 large)
• 1 garlìc clove , mìnced
• 1 red capsìcum (bell pepper), slìced
• 1 cup long graìn rìce (Note 4)
• 1 cup chìcken stock/broth (or vegetable stock)
• 3/4 cup tomato puree or passata (Note 5)
• 1 cup frozen corn kernels (or canned - draìned)
• 1 can (400g/16oz) black beans , draìned and rìnsed (or sub wìth red kìdney beans)

GARNISH

• 1 lìme , plus extra to serve
• Corìander/cìlantro
• Slìced jalapeño peppers (optìonal)

Instructìons

1. Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
2. Combìne the Mexìcan Spìce Mìx ìngredìents ìn a small bowl.
3. Rub Chìcken: Place 2 tbsp of the Mexìcan Spìce Mìx ìn a small bowl wìth 1 tbsp olìve oìl and lìme juìce. Mìx to combìne. Use your hands to slather the Mexìcan Spìce Mìx all over each pìece of chìcken.
4. Heat 1 tbsp olìve oìl ìn a deep skìllet over medìum hìgh heat. Cook chìcken ìn batches for 2 mìnutes or untìl browned, then cook the other sìde for 1 1/2 mìnutes. Remove chìcken onto a plate.
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