Cuban Spiced Chicken and Rice
Winner, winner, chicken dinner! This Cuban Spiced Chicken and Rice is delicious healthy comfort food.
Serve up a chicken thigh dinner and I’ll be the first one seated at the table.
Always moist and next to impossible to overcook, this chicken thigh Cuban Spiced Chicken and Rice is an easy weeknight dinner that’s sure to please everyone at the table.
Marinating the chicken in a combination of lime and orange juices with some fresh thyme, paprika, cumin and jalapeno lends to a incredibly flavorful, tender chicken.
Ingredients:
Chicken Marinade
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 medium jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped
- 2 tsp. dried thyme leaves
- 2 tsp. Hungarian paprika
- 2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp. salt
- 2 1/2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces
Chicken
- 1 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 1/2 cups yellow onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup red bell pepper, chopped
- 2 large cloves garlic, minced
- 1 14.5-oz. can diced fire-roasted tomatoes, undrained
- 1 15.5-oz. can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1 tsp. Hungarian paprika
- 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
- lime wedges, optional, for garnishing
- yellow rice, for serving
Prep Time:
15 minutes
Cook Time:
35 minutes
Total Time:
50 minutes
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