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Chicken Burrito Bowls

Ingredients

Cilantro Rice

  • 2 rice cooker cups of rice
  • water
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • most of the juice of one lime
  • salt to taste

Dressed Up Black Beans

  • 2 cans black beans
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 bay leaf

Chicken

  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts cubed
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1/2 an onion chopped
  • 1 Tbs chili powder
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano
  • lime juice

Condiments

  • grated Cheddar cheese
  • avocado chunks or guacamole
  • sour cream
  • chopped crispy lettuce like Romaine
  • chopped tomato and/or salsa

Instructions

Cilantro Lime Rice

  • Start the rice in a rice cooker (or cook about 1 cup of rice with 2 cups of water in a saucepan).
  • When it's done, stir in the chopped cilantro, lime juice and salt to taste.Keep warm.

Dressed Up Black Beans

  • Drain one can of the beans, then pour the other can (including liquid) plus the drained beans into a saucepan. Add the chili powder, cumin, salt, garlic and bay leaf. Set over low heat and simmer, stirring now and then, while you cook the chicken.

Burrito Bowl Chicken

  • Cut the chicken into cubes and salt and pepper the pieces.
  • Heat a skillet over medium heat with 1 tablespoon oil. Add the onion and chicken. Sprinkle the chili powder and oregano while stirring the chicken and onion, then let it brown a bit before stirring again. Depending on the size of chicken pieces, the chickens should be done in 5-7 minutes.
  • Get all the condiments ready during this time, just stirring the chicken a few times.
  • When the chicken's done, sprinkle with a bit of lime juice for extra flavor.

For the Condiments

  • Put each condiment into a bowl with a serving spoon or fork. If you're using plain avocado, sprinkle the pieces with a bit of lime juice to keep them from discoloring.
  • Put the rice, chicken and beans into bowls.
  • Serve everything at the table and let folks build their own burrito bowls.