Cuban Black Beans Chicken With Rice

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5.0

3 reviews
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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Cook Time

    15 mins

  • Total Time

    50 mins

  • Servings

    4

  • Calories

    525 kcal

  • Course

    Main Course

  • Cuisine

    Cuban

Cuban Black Beans Chicken With Rice

This Cuban Black Beans Chicken and Rice recipe will take you straight to the streets of Miami! An easy comfort food chicken dinner you will make over and over again. 

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Ingredients

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For the chicken

  • Salsa Avocado Roast Chicken skillet

For the rice

  • 1 1/2 cups long grain rice rinsed ( brown, black or wild rice works too, soaked in water for 30 mins prior to cooking)
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (or olive oil)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 1/2 cups water

For the black beans

  • 2 cans black beans drained and rinsed well
  • 2 shallots minced
  • 1 bell pepper minced (any color)
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon minced cilantro
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon  cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili spice
  • 1 pinch Red pepper flakes (optional)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup chicken or vegetable stock
  • 1 tablespoon apple vinegar (or any tangy vinegar)
  • 2 tablespoons cilantro minced
  • 1 x Avocado Crema see Mexican Lentil Detox Salad recipe

Extras

  • Restaurant style Mexican Salsa
  • Mango Pineapple salsa from the quickest chicken fajita with mango pineapple salsa
  • Sour cream flavored with lime and cilantro or flavoured with hot sauce
  • hot sauce
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Notes

  • For perfectly cooked rice, make sure to soak it in cold water for 30 minutes, then rinse it. 
  • Feel free to use brown rice or wild rice in this recipe and remember to soak it for 30 minutes. 
  •  I love serving this chicken with rice alongside some of my restaurant style Mexican salsa.
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