Southwest Chicken

Cilantro Rice
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Wine Recommendation

19 Crimes Hard Chardonnay

Ingredients

  • 2¼ lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 (12-oz) pkg frozen corn kernels, thawed
  • 1 (15-oz) can black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1 cup refrigerated pico de gallo, drained
  • 1 cup crumbled queso fresco
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro, optional

Instructions

  1. Pound chicken to an even thickness between plastic wrap using a meat mallet.
  2. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper, if desired. Cook chicken in a large skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat 5 minutes per side or until done. Remove chicken from skillet.
  3. Add corn to same skillet; cook 4 minutes or until lightly browned. Add beans and salsa; cook 4 minutes or until thoroughly heated. Serve corn mixture with chicken; sprinkle with cheese and, if desired, cilantro.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 3 (3.5-oz) pouches boil in bag brown rice
  • ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • ½ tsp salt

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Cook rice according to package directions. Stir in cilantro and salt.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
396
176
572
Fat (g) 11 2 13
Sat. Fat (g) 5 0 5
Protein (g) 48 4 52
Carb (g) 25 37 62
Fiber (g) 6 2 8
Sodium (mg) 653 194 847
T. Sugs (g) 3 0 3
A. Sugs (g) 0 0 0

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