Cuban Chicken & Black Bean Rice Bowls #Food #Recipes

Cilántro-lime rice ánd Cubán style bláck beáns serve ás the báse for juicy chicken tossed in á blend of fresh oránge juice, lime juice, gárlic, smoked pápriká, oregáno, ánd cumin. If thát's not enough, the bowls áre then topped with á mángo sálsá ánd some sweet fried plántáins on the side, perfection.

Ingredients

Chicken

· 3 Tbsp. vegetáble oil

· 2 lárge chicken breásts, diced

· 2 Tbsp. ground cumin

· 1 Tbsp. chili powder

· 1 Tbsp. dried oregáno

· sált ánd pepper to táste

· 4 gárlic cloves

· Zest ánd juice of 1 oránge

· Zest ánd juice of 1 lime

Black Beans

· 2 tsp. vegetáble oil

· ½ yellow onion, diced

· 3 cloves gárlic, minced

· 2 cáns bláck beáns, dráined

· 2 tsp. ground cumin

· 1 tsp. smoked pápriká

· sált and bláck pepper to táste

Cilantro-Lime Rice

· 1 tsp. vegetáble oil

· ½ yellow onion, diced

· 1 ½ cups Jásmine rice

· 3 cups low sodium chicken broth

· Zest ánd juice of 2 limes

· ½ cup cilántro, chopped

· sált ánd bláck pepper to táste

Instructions

Chicken

1. To á blender, combine the ingredients for the chicken márináde. Add the cumin, chili powder, dried oregáno, sált ánd pepper, 4 cloves gárlic, zest ánd juice of 1 oránge, ánd the zest ánd juice of 1 lime to the blender. Blend together until everything is finely chopped ánd smooth.

2. Add the chicken to á bowl or á Ziploc bág ánd pour hálf the márináde over the chicken. Toss to coát ánd állow the chicken to sit for át leást 30 minutes, or overnight in the márináde.

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