Dinner

Tex-Mex Chicken and Brown Rice is for Dinner.

Tex-Mex Chicken and Brown Rice takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Tex-Mex Chicken and Brown Rice takes 60 minutes to cook.

Tex-Mex Chicken and Brown Rice makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Tex-Mex Chicken and Brown Rice are:

8 garlic cloves, minced
2 tsp chili powder
1/2 tsp hot sauce
salt and pepper
1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
1 minced onion
1 red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded and chopped
2 jalepenos, seeded, stemmed and minced
2 ears corn, kernels removed from cob
1 tsp canola oil
1 cup long grain brown rice
1.25 cups chicken broth
4 scallions minced
1 tbs lime juice

Here is how you make Tex-Mex Chicken and Brown Rice:

Preheat oven to 300Combine half the garlic, half the chili powder, hot sauce a pinch of salt and pepper in a large bowl and stir in chicken thighs to coat, set aside. Combine onion, jalepenos, corn, red peppers and oil in large dutch oven or saute pan and cook until tender, about 10 minutes.stir in rice, remaining chili pepper and garlic and cook until fragrant, Stir in broth, scraping any brown bits. Lay chicken on rice and bring to a simmer, Cover and transfer to the oven for 50-65 minutes, until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. Transfer the chicken to a plate and leave the rice covered to steam for 10 minutes. When chicken is cool enough shred then add the shredded chicken, scallions and lime juice to rice mixture. Stir in well and serve. Serving Size: Makes 4 servingsNumber of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DRUE72.

The nutritional information for Tex-Mex Chicken and Brown Rice is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 297.0

• Total Fat: 5.9 g
• Cholesterol: 57.3 mg
• Sodium: 391.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 43.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 5.9 g
• Protein: 19.6 g

The dietary needs meet for Tex-Mex Chicken and Brown Rice is Lactose Free