I had someone ask me recently if I had any good slow cooker recipes. And that reminded me – oh yeah! – I have one of those! I decided to dust it off and take it for a long overdue spin. So…this morning I took a look at the supplies I had and threw something in the magic pot to see what it would make me for dinner. I have to say…the magic pot treated us very well. Frozen chicken breasts and a couple other things transformed into a savory, spicy concoction over the course of a few hours.
Now you could serve this over regular rice, or just wrap it in a tortilla. I decided to ramp it up and make some “green rice” to go with it. I have to say, that stuff was so good I could eat it all by itself. But why do that when you have some yummy chicken with which to smother it? Sprinkle on some diced red pepper or tomatoes for a little touch of color, and dig in!
Green Chile Chicken & Rice
Green Chile Chicken
3 chicken breasts
2 cans of diced green chiles
1 onion, diced
1 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. salt
Put all ingredients in a crock pot. Cook 4-6 hours. Using two forks, pull the chicken apart into shreds. Taste and adjust seasoning if needed.
Green Chile Chicken, all ready to eat.
Green Rice. Well, it’s sort of green. And definitely delicious!
Green Rice
2 tbsp. oil
1/2 onion, diced
1 1/4 cup rice, uncooked
1/2 cup cilantro
1 tbsp. lime juice
2-3 cloves garlic
1 tsp. cumin
1/2 jalapeno
1/2 tsp. salt
In a blender combine cilantro, lime juice, garlic, cumin, jalapeno and salt, and 1/4 cup water (or liquid from the green chile chicken). Puree. Heat oil in a medium-sized sauce pan. Saute onion for a minute or two. Add rice. Cook and stir for 2-3 minutes. Add 2 1/2 cups of water or chicken broth and pureed cilantro mixture. Stir to combine. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or so until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.
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