Skillet Chicken With Black Beans and Rice
"I work long hours so I'm always looking for a good meal I can freeze and take to work as I need it. This meal works great and the best part? It's healthy too."
- Ready In:
- 28mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 2 uncooked chicken breasts
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 cup canned black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1⁄2 cup salsa
- 1⁄2 cup frozen corn, thawed
- 2 cups precooked brown rice, preheated
- 1⁄8 teaspoon table salt, to taste
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground black pepper, to taste
directions
- Slice the chicken breasts at an angle to make 1/2-3/4 inch thick slices.
- Preaheat olive oil on skillet to medium high.
- Just as the olive oil starts to 'smoke' reduce heat to medium and add the garlic.
- Quickly stir until the garlic is just aromatic (15-20 seconds) and add chicken.
- Continue to cook on medium heat until the chicken is cooked through and slightly browned.
- Remove the chicken from skillet and set aside.
- Add 1 tbsp water to the skillet and scrap until the drippings are glazed.
- In the same skillet combine the black beans, corn, and salsa and heat on low/medium-low until warm.
- Serve the chicken on a bed of rice with the black beans & salsa mix on the side.
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Reviews
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It always amazes me when a dish with super basic ingredients can taste so incredible! I only used one breast, and I substituted baby lima beans for the corn but everything else stayed the same. I only buy dried black beans which I precook and then freeze, so I thawed out the beans by steaming them. I then used that water to cook the brown rice...a nice little trick to add more flavor. Truly an exceptional dish that will most definitely be made again!! -
Tasty and easy. My husband loved it. We didn't have any garlic, so I seasoned the chicken with Goya Adobo. -
I didn't have any garlic or salsa because I'm in the middle of a move, but just added some seasoning salt to the black beans and corn and everyone loved it! Very simple, tasty and healthy!! -
This was really good! I left out the corn and was still really tasty. Rather than removing the chicken from the pan I poured the beans and salsa mix top of the chicken, covered and heated on med-low. -
Fabulous!! I made this for my parents, husband, son's and myself last night. We ate it in wraps and it was delicious! I will be adding this to my "frequently made" recipes.
Tweaks
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It always amazes me when a dish with super basic ingredients can taste so incredible! I only used one breast, and I substituted baby lima beans for the corn but everything else stayed the same. I only buy dried black beans which I precook and then freeze, so I thawed out the beans by steaming them. I then used that water to cook the brown rice...a nice little trick to add more flavor. Truly an exceptional dish that will most definitely be made again!!
