Recipe: Yummy Tomatillo Chicken over Rice and Beans

Tomatillo Chicken over Rice and Beans. Tomatillo Chicken over Rice and Beans instructions. Place beans and rice in separate pots of water. Remove beans and rice from heat, cover and let soak for one hour.

Tomatillo Chicken over Rice and Beans My mother came to me with Tomatillos, Ancho chiles, Tomatoes, and Shallots and asked me to make something delicious and healthy with them. Place beans and rice in separate pots of water. Remove beans and rice from heat, cover and let soak for one hour. You can cook Tomatillo Chicken over Rice and Beans using 10 ingredients and 17 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Tomatillo Chicken over Rice and Beans

You need 1 cup of Kidney bean.
It's 1 cup of Black bean.
It's 2 1/2 cup of Brown rice.
It's 4 medium of Tomato.
It's 2 medium of Shallot.
You need 10 medium of Tomatillo.
You need 2 cup of Ancho chile.
It's 1 of Sea salt.
It's 4 medium of Chicken breast.
Prepare 3 tbsp of Olive oil, extra virgin.

Drain and rinse rice and beans. Chicken pieces are seared and then simmered in a tomatillo sauce. This is my mother in law's recipe from the state of Zacatecas, Mexico. Serve with warm tortillas and your choice of rice or beans as side.

Tomatillo Chicken over Rice and Beans step by step

Place beans and rice in separate pots of water. Bring to a boil..
Remove beans and rice from heat, cover and let soak for one hour..
Drain and rinse rice and beans..
Place rice in pot with 5 cups of water. Place beans in pot with 6-8 cups of water..
Bring both pots of water to a boil. Reduce heat to a gentle simmer. Tilt lids to allow vent and simmer for 60-90 minutes until desired softness is achieved..
Note: Instant rice and canned beans may be used for this recipe to save time, but it will not be as healthy as the real deal, nor will it taste as good..
With about 30 minutes left for the beans and rice, begin to prepare the remaining ingredients..
Preheat oven to 400°F..
Coat rimmed baking sheet with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Remove tomatillo husks and place tomatillos on baking sheet with ancho chiles. Roast for 20 minutes, quarter turn every 5 minutes..
Cube chicken, dice tomatoes and shallots.
Place chicken in frying pan with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Cook thoroughly..
Place diced tomatoes and shallots in a separate frying pan with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Cook thoroughly..
Remove tomatillos and chiles from oven and place into a blender. Blend into a sauce. Add sea salt to taste..
Add sauce into frying pan with chicken, turn heat to low until remaining ingredients are finished cooking..
When rice and beans are finished cooking, drain and rinse with hot water. Place in large mixing bowl. Add shallots and tomatoes. Mix well..
On a plate or in a bowl, scoop one cup of rice and bean mixture onto plate or into bowl. Spoon chicken and sauce over top of the rice and bean mixture..
Enjoy! Warning: contents will be hot and delicious..

We recommend a cold cola pop to accompany your delicious meal. Beans and rice are staple foods so we've made them irresistible by adding smoked turkey sausage and a fresh tomatillo topping. Roasted Tomatillo Chicken and Rice Bowls! Let's just cut right to it -> the main idea here is that you eat a big bowl of savory, spicy, tangy AND creamy chicken with tomatillo sauce piled on rice and topped with colorful and crunchy things, and you feel really good about it. Pinto beans are cooked in the oven until tender and soft, then finished on the stovetop for flavorful, restaurant style, creamy beans.