Chicken and Rice with Cilantro-Poblano Sauce

Name: Chicken and Rice with Cilantro-Poblano Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 0 teaspoons black pepper, divided; 1 Tbsp butter; 177 milliliters grape or cherry tomatoes, halved; 227 grams package sliced cremini mushrooms; 397 grams fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth, divided; 59 milliliters fresh cilantro leaves; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 2 garlic cloves, minced and divided; 177 milliliters chopped green onions, divided; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 2 Tbsps olive oil, divided; 1 poblano chile, seeded and chopped; 237 milliliters uncooked long-grain rice; 1 teaspoons sea salt, divided; 680 grams skinless, boneless chicken breast halves; 118 milliliters water

Chicken and Rice with Cilantro-Poblano Sauce takes about 45 minutes from beginning to end. This gluten free recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 43g of protein, 16g of fat, and a total of 497 calories. It works well as a main course. If you have garlic cloves, butter, ground cumin, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the ground cumin you could follow this main course with the Moroccan Chocolate Mousse as a dessert.

Instructions

Combine 1/4 cup green onions, cilantro leaves, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper, 1/2 cup broth, chile, and 1 garlic clove in a food processor; process until blended.

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Fresh Cilantro

Whole Garlic Cloves

Green Onions

Pepper

Broth

Chili Pepper

Salt

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Food Processor

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Add 1/4 cup onions, mushrooms, and remaining garlic clove to pan; saut 2 minutes.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Mushrooms

Onion

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Frying Pan

Add cilantro mixture, remaining 1 1/4 cups broth, rice, 1/2 cup water, and cumin to pan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 25 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.

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Cilantro

Broth

Cumin

Water

Rice

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Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes.

Add parsley to rice mixture; fluff with a fork.

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Parsley

Rice

Heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil and butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

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Butter

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle chicken with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper.

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Whole Chicken

Pepper

Salt

Add chicken to pan; cook 5 minutes on each side or until done.

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Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan

Remove chicken from pan; cut each chicken piece crosswise into 1/2-inch slices.

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Whole Chicken

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Frying Pan

Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a small saucepan over medium-high heat.

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Olive Oil

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Sauce Pan

Add remaining 1/4 cup onions and tomatoes; saut 2 minutes. Arrange 1 cup rice mixture on each of 4 plates; top each serving with 1 breast half and 2 tablespoons tomato mixture.

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Tomato