Food Love: Chicken & Rice with Black Bean Salsa

Friday, April 04, 2008

Chicken & Rice with Black Bean Salsa

I found this recipe online. It comes from Chris Jordon who writes a few blogs I follow. It is quick easy and delicious. And better yet, only 5 ingredients!

1 jar (16 oz) of your favorite salsa
Chicken Breasts (I used 2 very large) fillet in half and into cutlets, or use chicken tenders
1-2 cans black beans, depending on the size of your family (I just used 1)
Shredded chedder or mexican blend cheese, about 1 cup
Cooked brown rice

Pour the salsa in the bottom of a baking dish. Lay chicken cutlets on top. Cook at 350 for 25 minutes. Add black beans over the top (rinsed and drained) and bake about 10 minutes longer. Sprinkle cheese on top and bake about 2 minutes. Serve over cooked brown rice.

~An alternative would be to use one can black beans and one can drained corn.

Will LOVED this and after some coaxing Wyatt and Anna tried it and liked it, too. Hope your family will enjoy it!

2 comments:

Jeana said...: I like Chris Jordan's blogs, too. Her recipes at Work it Mom for Chicken Curry with Sweet Potato and Lemon Chicken are awesome!; 8:37 AM
Aly sun said...: This dish is fantastic. ***** 5 stars from our family! I used the leftovers in burritos for a second meal. Very, very delicious and sinfully easy.; 2:18 PM

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About the cooks

Alysun: I learned to cook while in Africa 4 years ago when I was forced to cook from scratch. I didn't have a clue away from the comforts of my culture's ready-made food selections. Now, as a mother to 2 small girls, and a wife to a hungry farmer, I love to cook good, healthy food for my family.

Andrea: I have always loved to bake, cookies especially, but cooking was never "my thing." I had my husband convinced I couldn't do much besides boil water for the first year of our marriage. But my husband likes food and he like variety. PB and J and Top Ramen didn't cut the mustard. So I broke out the cook books and figured out it's not so bad. I enjoy cooking now and look forward to trying new recipes. Cookies are still my favorite.

Annie: My food loves are pies, casseroles, birthday cakes, and holiday food! As a single woman I knew only of toaster waffles and sandwiches. When I got married I discovered that not only did I like to cook, I wasn't too bad at it either. I live in Portland Oregon with my husband and one year old son. In a former life I was a kindergarten teacher.

Jeana: I'm just recently discovering how much fun cooking can be. Dinner time used to always feel like a chore and I felt limited by my family's meager food budget. By getting organized, menu planning, and learning fool-proof recipes from other moms I am experiencing a whole new way to be creative.

Kelleigh: As the second oldest of 10 children, I was forced into cooking for an army at a young age. Fortunately, I "studied" under my father, the man who throws in "a little of this and a little of that", so I'm not really afraid to experiment and modify when needed. I am now cooking for my own little, tiny family (there are only 4 of us!) and REALLY enjoy being able to cook better food on a smaller scale. I'm always on the look-out for recipes that have a gourmet taste without the outlandish ingredients or price.

Lindsay: Growing up I loved to bake and my mom's only rule was, "as long as you do the dishes". When I got married, my sister-in-law made me a recipe book of all the Button family favorite recipes and it became one of my most used tools in learning to cook for my husband. Today, I'm an avid meal planner, and find cooking for my family of 5 fun and gratifying (most of the time!) And my husband and I have worked out a sweet deal: I cook, he does the dishes!