red beans and rice with chicken
Recipes
Dinner
Red Beans and Rice with Chicken
Fiber-rich red beans, whole-grain brown rice and skillet-cooked chicken breast are ready in just 20 minutes.
Ingredients
- 10 ounces skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ¾ cup coarsely chopped green sweet pepper (1 medium)
- ½ cup chopped onion (1 medium)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (15 ounce) can no-salt added red beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 container ready-to-serve cooked brown rice, such as minute ® brand
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- lime wedges
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
Directions
- Sprinkle chicken with salt and black pepper. In a large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add chicken, sweet pepper, onion and garlic; cook and stir for 8 to 10 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink and vegetables are tender.
- Stir beans, rice, broth, cumin and the 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper into chicken mixture in skillet. Heat through. Serve with lime wedges. If desired, sprinkle with additional cayenne pepper.
