This one pot dish is easy enough for a busy weeknight dinner and delicious enough that the whole family will love it!
I was compensated by Minute® Rice to create this recipe. However, like always, the opinions are entirely my own. Promise 🙂
Who else is struggling with getting a healthy dinner on the table this time of year? During the holidays there aren’t enough hours in the day. On top of that, I feel more exhausted than ever! I love easy, healthy, one pot meals that will be ready in no time at all. In fact, you can easily use leftover chicken or a rotisserie chicken for this dish! I am all about making our crazy lives a little easier.
I love this Minute® Rice Multi-Grain Medley! I loved the textures of the different grains together and it’s so versatile. I can think of at least 10 different dishes I could use it in. I better start cooking!
The beauty of this dish is that it’s actually healthy. I was so excited when I heard that Minute® Rice came out with a Multi-Grain Medley (which is soooo up my alley!) It’s a blend of whole grains like brown rice, Thai red rice, wild rice and quinoa! They come in portion-controlled bags (another huge bonus) and they are gluten-free. I love the way this sounds. And it only takes 10 minutes to cook. Now let’s create an easy healthy dish with it!
Southwestern Chicken Skillet
Ingredients
- 2 bags Minute® Multi-Grain Medley
- 1 3/4 cups water
- 1 pound cooked chicken
- 1/2 chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 15.5 ounce can black beans rinsed and drained
- 1 1/2 cup chopped grape tomatoes
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 1/2 lime
- chopped cilantro chopped scallions, chopped avocado for topping
Instructions
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Place Minute® Multi-Grain Medley and water in a large skillet or saucepan.
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Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and simmer on low for 10 minutes or until water is absorbed.
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After the water is absorbed, add chicken, onion, garlic, beans and tomatoes. Stir well.
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Add salt, chili powder, cumin, and cayenne pepper. Remove from heat and mix well.
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Add cheese and squeeze half lime on top of mixture and mix again.
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Top with chopped cilantro, chopped scallions and chopped avocado if desired. Serve immediately.
Nutrition Facts*
Serving Size 1 serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 375
Total Fat 8.3g
Saturated Fat 3.1g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 68mg
Sodium 374mg
Potassium 1382mg
Total Carbohydrates 58.6g
Dietary Fiber 12.8g
Sugars 3.2g
Protein 21.8g
*Nutrition information provided by www.caloriecount.com, not 100% guaranteed
I hope you and your family loves this as much as we do! Learn more about all the Minute® Rice products here. Happy Holidays!
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Minute® Rice.
What are the little thin white thingies that look like noodles.
Looks good – I will try.
Hi Joan! That is half melted shredded cheese! This was delicious, I hope you like it!
Oh great – thank you.
This looks like such a tasty & healthy meal!
Thank you Marla!
this does sound like the perfect weeknight meal
Thanks Heather!
I love one pot meals and this looks amazing! I need some healthy food in my diet right now. I need to stop eating cookies, fudge and candy. 😉 Pinned!
I think we all need something healthy this time of year Cyndi 😉
I adore that grain medley. I use it all the time!
Isn’t is it amazing Dorothy? It goes with everything!
This is a great family meal that everyone could enjoy.
Thank you Meagan!
Such a beautiful and easy meal for anyone!
I love skillet dishes, this looks perfect! We are big fans of anything with Mexican flavors – going to have to try this!
I bet this tastes as awesome as it looks ! ! ! thanks for posting
This looks awesome! After months of sweets eating, I am ready for some healthier meals in my kitchen!!!
I love that variety of Minute Rice; it cuts the time of making wild and brown rice down exponentially. Your skillet sounds like a sure fire winner!
Thanks Kristen!
I use minute rice all the time! It makes cooking so fast and easy. I love all the Southwestern flavors going on in this dish. Totally delicious!
Good morning Lauren–this looks delcious.Can you provide the nutritional information for this recipe ?? Can you also provide the nutritional info if the chicken is omitted ?? thanks so much !
ADDENDUM to my previous question—hello Lauren –Would we need to add an additional can or cans of beans if we omit the chicken from this recipe in order to have adequate protein in the meal ?? If so would you then please provide the nutritional info including the extra beans ??? Thanks so very much !!
Hi Doris! Yes, I would definitely add another can of beans if you are omitting the chicken to increase the protein! I hope you like it 🙂
Good morning Lauren –can you provide the nutritional breakdown for this recipe please in using chicken and beans and also making it vegetarian by using beans and no chicken … thank you
Hi Eugenia! I added the nutrition information above, thank you!
great recipe and pics. thanks,Anna
Thank you Anna!
Hi, Lauren
I really enjoy your recipe. It was great. Thoes tomatoes and black beans add so much flavor to it. Thanks for your great recipe.
So glad too hear that! Thank you for stopping by!