Honey Chipotle Chicken Bowls: A Delicious & Easy Recipe
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Category: Main
- Method: Cooking
- Cuisine: International
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 tablespoons chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 2 cups long-grain rice
- 1 (15-ounce) can black beans
- 2 cups frozen corn
- 2 ripe avocados
- Preparation Instructions:
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken: In a bowl, mix honey, chipotle peppers, olive oil, garlic, smoked paprika, cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, and pepper. Toss cubed chicken in the marinade and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Cook the chicken: Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Sauté marinated chicken until browned and cooked through (about 5-7 minutes).
- Prepare the rice: Rinse rice and cook with water or broth, olive oil, and salt according to package instructions.
- Prepare black beans: Sauté onion in olive oil until soft, add garlic, then stir in black beans and seasonings. Simmer for about 10-15 minutes.
- Make corn salsa: Combine thawed corn with diced bell pepper, onion, cilantro, lime juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
- Create avocado crema: Blend avocados with sour cream/yogurt, milk/water (to desired consistency), lime juice, garlic, salt & pepper until smooth.
- Assemble bowls by layering rice, chicken, black beans, corn salsa, and drizzle with avocado crema.
- Helpful Notes:
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl (approximately 400g)
- Calories: 590
- Sugar: 19g
- Sodium: 640mg
- Fat: 22g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 60g
- Fiber: 9g
- Protein: 36g
- Cholesterol: 75mg