Black Bean Rice with Chicken
Black bean and chicken with brown rice, a perfect weekday meal and it is a one-pot meal.
Prep Time45 mins
Cook Time55 mins
Total Time1 hr 40 mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Modern
Keyword: Brown Rice, Chicken, One-Pot Meal
Servings: 3
Author: Gayatri Singh
- 1 cup Brown rice Use organic
- 2 1/2 cup Chicken broth or water
- 1 can black beans
- 250 g skinless chicken leg boneless
- 2 banana shallots or red onion medium dice
- 3 cloves of garlic finely chopped
- 2 or to taste red chilli use birds eye chilli
- 1 tsp or to taste black pepper crushed
- 1 tsp dried or fresh thyme
- 1 tbsp parsley chopped
- 1 tsp red chilli flakes
- 1 tsp or to taste salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Marinate the chicken with salt, a pinch of black pepper, chilli flakes and thyme for 30 minutes.
In a heavy pot or a cast iron pot add in some oil and place the chicken. Place a heavyweight and brown it from both sides. Let it rest for 5 minutes and cut in thin strips, keep it aside.
In the same pan, add rest of the oil, add in the garlic and shallots. Sweat them for 5 minutes. Add in the chilli, rest of the black pepper, parsley salt and rice. Parch the rice for 2-3 minutes.
Now add in the black beans, chicken pieces and broth. Reduce the heat, cover the pot keeping it ajar for 40-45 minutes. Let it stand for 5 minutes.
Fluff the rice with a fork and serve with pesto or Green Healthy Sauce.