Chipotle Chicken Bowls

Name: Chipotle Chicken Bowls
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 3 lbs chicken thighs, boneless and skinless; 1 tbs avocado oil; 2 tsp onion powder; 2 tsp garlic powder; 2 tsp ground cumin; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 2 tsp dried oregano; 2 tsp chipotle pepper powder; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp pepper; 2 cups uncooked white rice; 3 cups water or chicken bone broth; 0.5 cup chopped cilantro; 3 juice limes; 2 tsp avocado oil; 0.5 tsp salt; 1 dried bay leaf; 3 bell peppers, thinly sliced; 1 large red onion, thinly sliced; 1 tbs avocado oil; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp pepper; 1 cup greek yogurt or mayo; 1 tbs honey; 0.5 tsp chipotle pepper powder; 0.5 tsp garlic powder; 0.25 tsp salt; 0.5 juice lime

45m

Serves 5

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Chipotle Chicken Bowls

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45m

Serves 5

Directions

1Place washed rice and liquid into a rice cooker, top with a dried bay leaf, and cook until light and fluffy.
2Add chicken to a bowl with avocado oil, onion powder, garlic powder, ground cumin, smoked paprika, dried oregano, chipotle pepper powder, salt, and pepper; mix well.
3Place chicken on baking sheets lined with parchment paper and bake at 400F (205C) until the internal temperature is 165F (74C).
4Thinly slice bell peppers and a large red onion.
5Add bell peppers and red onion to a bowl with avocado oil, garlic powder, dried oregano, salt, and pepper; mix well.
6Sauté the mixed peppers and onions in a pan for 8-10 minutes until tender.
7Chop cilantro and squeeze the juice from limes.
8Prepare the creamy spicy lime sauce by whisking together Greek yogurt or mayo, honey, chipotle pepper powder, garlic powder, salt, and lime juice in a small bowl until smooth.
9Once cooked, transfer rice to a bowl and mix with chopped cilantro, lime juice, avocado oil, and salt.
10Rest cooked chicken for 10 minutes, then cut into bite-sized pieces.
11Build the bowls by layering cilantro lime rice, sautéed peppers and onions, and chopped chicken.
12Top with creamy spicy lime sauce right before eating.

Ingredients

3 lbs chicken thighs, boneless and skinless
1 tbs avocado oil
2 tsp onion powder
2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp smoked paprika
2 tsp dried oregano
2 tsp chipotle pepper powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
2 cups uncooked white rice
3 cups water or chicken bone broth
0.5 cup chopped cilantro
3 juice limes
2 tsp avocado oil
0.5 tsp salt
1 dried bay leaf
3 bell peppers, thinly sliced
1 large red onion, thinly sliced
1 tbs avocado oil
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp salt
1 tsp pepper
1 cup greek yogurt or mayo
1 tbs honey
0.5 tsp chipotle pepper powder
0.5 tsp garlic powder
0.25 tsp salt
0.5 juice lime

Equipment

rice cookerbaking sheetsparchment paperbowlsknivescutting boardtongsfrying panlemon squeezerwhisk

Tips

Always start with whatever takes the longest and can cook on its own to allow for multitasking and efficient cooking.
Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces for easier eating, though it can be left whole.

Chipotle Chicken Bowls

Chipotle Chicken Bowls

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