Mexican Rice and Chicken.

Mexican Rice and Chicken You can have Mexican Rice and Chicken using 16 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Mexican Rice and Chicken

  1. It's of the chicken.
  2. You need 2 of boneless chicken breasts.
  3. You need 1 cup of mushrooms.
  4. Prepare 2 of chopped onions.
  5. You need 1/2 cup of black beans.
  6. Prepare of the rice.
  7. Prepare 1 cup of short grain rice.
  8. It's 2 cups of water.
  9. Prepare 1 of finely diced onion.
  10. You need 5 tsp of minced garlic.
  11. Prepare 100 ml of tomato paste.
  12. You need 200 ml of chicken stock.
  13. Prepare 1 tsp of turmeric.
  14. Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
  15. You need 1 tsp of five spice.
  16. You need 1 tbsp of chopped green chilli.

Mexican Rice and Chicken step by step

  1. To make the chicken: slice the boneless skinless chicken breasts into bite sized pieces. marinate in salt and pepper to taste..
  2. In a pan, cook the onion and mushroom on high heat for 3 minutes. then lower heat and cover with lid to let the mushroom flavour come out..
  3. Add chicken and cover with lid. keep on low heat and let cook until chicken is well done..
  4. Remove from stove and add the beans..
  5. To make the rice: in a pot, place your rice and water and bring to a boil, then lower heat and cover with lid. Allow it to cook for 20 minutes..
  6. In a separate pan, cook the onion, garlic and chilli in 100ml of chicken stock. use low heat to soften the onion..
  7. Add the tomato paste, the spices and the remaining chicken stock..
  8. Once the rice is fully cooked, add it to the pan and combine well. let it all cook together for 5 mins..
  9. Garnish with chopped spring onion and chilli. serve with lime wedge and tortillas..