Spicy Peruvian Chicken and Cauliflower Rice
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Spicy Peruvian Chicken and Cauliflower Rice

Spicy Peruvian Chicken and Cauliflower Rice

with Pickled Jalapeño & Creamy Salsa Verde

Peru has shared many gifts with the world: Machu Picchu, quinoa, pisco sours. We’d also add Peruvian roast chicken with green sauce to that list. Tender, succulent, and spiced just right, it’s a bird we go cuckoo for. And do not sleep on the accompaniments! There’s garlicky rice that’s amped up with tomatoes, scallions, and lime. But perhaps the scene stealer here is the creamy sauce, tangy from lime and a little spicy from pickled jalapeño. We like it drizzled over the chicken and rice—or pretty much anything!

Tags:
Spicy
Calorie Smart
Carb Smart
Allergens:
Eggs
Milk

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.

Total Time30 minutes
Prep Time10 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

2 unit

Scallions

2 clove

Garlic

1 unit

Jalapeño

1 unit

Lime

1 unit

Tomato

1 tablespoon

Fajita Spice Blend

1 unit

Chicken Stock Concentrate

½ cup

Jasmine Rice

10 ounce

Chicken Cutlets

2 tablespoon

Mayonnaise

(Contains Eggs)

1.5 tablespoon

Sour Cream

(Contains Milk)

12 ounce

Riced Cauliflower

Not included in your delivery

¼ teaspoon

Sugar

1 teaspoon

Cooking Oil

1 tablespoon

Butter

(Contains Milk)

Salt

Pepper

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Nutrition Values

/ per serving
Calories490 kcal
Fat28 g
Saturated Fat9 g
Carbohydrate25 g
Sugar9 g
Dietary Fiber7 g
Protein35 g
Cholesterol145 mg
Sodium470 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Utensils

Zester
Small Bowl
Small pot
Paper Towel
Large Pan

Instructions

Prep
1

• Wash and dry produce. • Peel and mince or grate garlic; place a pinch of garlic in a small bowl and reserve it for step 5. Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Thinly slice jalapeño into rounds, removing ribs and seeds for less heat. Zest and quarter lime. Dice tomato into 1⁄2-inch pieces.

Cook Rice
2

• Melt 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in a small pot over medium heat; add scallion whites, remaining garlic, and 1 tsp Fajita Spice Blend (2 tsp for 4) to pot. Cook, stirring, until softened and fragrant, 2-3 minutes. • Add rice, stock concentrate, 3⁄4 cup water (1 1⁄2 cups for 4), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil; cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

Cook aromatics as instructed. Add cauliflower rice to pot; cook, stirring, until browned, 3-4 minutes. Add stock concentrate, 1⁄4 cup water (1⁄3 cup for 4), and a pinch of salt. Cook, stirring, until softened, 2-3 minutes. Keep covered off heat. (Save jasmine rice for another use.)

Pickle Jalapeno
3

• In a second small microwave-safe bowl, combine jalapeño, juice from half the lime, 1⁄4 tsp sugar (1⁄2 tsp for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt. Microwave for 30 seconds. Set aside to pickle, stirring occasionally.

Cook Chicken
4

• Pat chicken* dry with paper towels. Season all over with remaining Fajita Spice Blend, salt, and pepper. • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, 3-5 minutes per side. • Turn off heat; transfer to a cutting board to rest.

Make Creamy Salsa Verde
5

• While chicken cooks, remove jalapeño from pickling liquid (reserve liquid). Reserve a few rounds for garnishing; mince remaining. • To bowl with reserved garlic, add mayonnaise, sour cream, a squeeze of lime juice, a big pinch of lime zest, and a pinch of minced jalapeño to taste. (TIP: If you like some zesty heat, add a small splash of jalapeño pickling liquid in place of, or in addition to, lime juice.) Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper.

Finish & Serve
6

• Fluff rice with a fork. Stir in tomato, half the scallion greens, remaining lime zest, a squeeze of lime juice, and as much remaining minced jalapeño as you like. Season with salt and pepper. • Thinly slice chicken crosswise. • Divide rice between bowls and top with chicken. Squeeze juice from remaining lime over chicken. Drizzle everything with creamy salsa verde; garnish with remaining scallion greens and as many reserved jalapeño rounds as you like. Serve.