Quick and Easy Spicy Chicken with Rice

Name: Quick and Easy Spicy Chicken with Rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (cut into bite size pieces); 1 medium size onion (white or yellow) (peeled and chopped); 1 teaspoon granulated garlic; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons chili powder; 1 teaspoon onion powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 2 cups chicken broth; 1/2 of a lime; 3 teaspoons all-purpose flour; 2 cups cooked white or brown rice (served warm); 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley or cilantro (for garnish)

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by Nancy

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Spicy chicken served over white rice that’s ready in just 30 minutes.

Boneless skinless chicken breasts are great to have on hand for quick and easy meals like this one that takes only 30 minutes to make.

Just a handful of spices add delicious spicy flavor to this chicken.

Serve this spicy chicken over rice, noodles or just by itself for a light meal.

About this Recipe

This chicken is cut into bite-size pieces and seasoned with chili powder, cumin, oregano and granulated garlic.

Then it’s cooked with onions and broth.

The chicken mixture thickens up nicely to form a light spicy gravy that tastes so good served over rice.

Although I just included onions in this recipe, feel free to customize it to include other vegetables if you like.

Let’s check out the ingredients.

Boneless skinless chicken breasts, granulated garlic, onion powder, cumin, chili powder, salt, pepper, oregano, onion, olive oil, lime juice, chicken broth and chopped parsley or cilantro for garnish

HOW TO MAKE THIS RECIPE

A printable recipe with the measurements and instructions is located at the bottom of this post.

For the Chicken:

Chop the onion and set aside.

Preparing the Chicken – Cut the chicken into bite site pieces and add them to a medium size bowl.

Then,

add the cumin,

pepper,

granulated garlic,

onion powder,

chili powder,

salt, and

oregano to the chicken.

Mix the chicken, spices and oregano together so that all sides of the chicken are coated.

Cooking the Chicken – Heat a large skillet on medium heat and add the olive oil…

…then add the onions.

Sauté while stirring the onions for about 3 minutes.

Then add the chicken and stir as it cooks until the chicken is just about completely cooked (about 4 or 5 minutes).

To the pan, add chicken broth, fresh lime juice, and stir.

Add the flour and stir it quickly into the broth to avoid it turning into lumps.

Continue to stir as the mixture thickens.

Serving the Chicken – when the chicken is thoroughly cooked, and the mixture thickens to a gravy-like consistency, transfer the chicken from the pan onto a warm bed of cooked rice

Garnish with chopped fresh parsley or cilantro and serve warm.

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Quick and Easy Spicy Chicken with Rice

This spicy chicken served over white rice is ready in just 30 minutes.

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Yield: 2 Servings

Prep: 10

Cook: 20

Total: 30

Ingredients

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into bite size pieces
1 medium size onion (white or yellow) peeled and chopped
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups chicken broth
1/2 of a lime
3 teaspoons all-purpose flour
2 cups cooked white or brown rice served warm
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley or cilantro for garnish

Instructions

Preparing the Chicken - To a medium size bowl add the chicken, cumin, pepper, granulated garlic, onion powder, chili powder, salt, and oregano.
Mix the chicken, spices and oregano together so that all sides of the chicken are coated.
Cooking the Chicken - Heat a large skillet on medium heat and add olive oil.
To the pan, add the chopped onions. Sauté while stirring the onions for about 3 minutes.
Then add the chicken and stir as it cooks until the chicken is just about completely cooked (about 4 or 5 minutes).
To the pan, add chicken broth, fresh lime juice, and stir. Add the flour and stir it quickly into the broth to avoid it turning into lumps.
Continue to stir as the mixture thickens.
Serving the Chicken - When the chicken mixture thickens to a gravy-like consistency, and the chicken is thoroughly cooked, transfer the chicken from the pan onto a warm bed of cooked rice.
Garnish with chopped fresh parsley or cilantro and serve warm.