One Pot Cilantro Lime Chicken & Rice
Cilantro lime chicken and rice cooked in one pot just 30 minutes, topped with creamy avocado sauce!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts pounded to ½ inch thickness
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup uncooked white rice
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 ¼ cups chicken broth
- ⅓ cup loosely packed cilantro leaves roughly chopped
- juice of 3 limes
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
Sauce
- 1 avocado
- juice of 1 lime
- ¼ cup milk
- handful of cilantro
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Add butter to a large skillet (one that has a lid) and melt over medium heat. Once butter is melted, add chicken and cook 1-2 minutes on each side just until lightly browned. Transfer chicken to a plate.
- Add rice and garlic to pan and stir over medium heat for 1-2 minutes until garlic is fragrant. Add chicken broth, lime juice, cilantro, salt and black pepper. Place chicken on top of the rice. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook 25 minutes or until rice is fully cooked and liquid is absorbed.
- While chicken and rice are cooking, make the sauce. Add all ingredients to a food processor or blender and pulse until smooth. Add more lime juice or a little more milk if needed til pourable.
- Drizzle sauce over chicken and rice. Sprinkle with additional cilantro if desired and serve.
Notes
If you find the sauce is too thick, simply thin with a bit of water til desired consistency is reached. Store extra sauce in fridge in airtight container up to five days.
Nutrition
Calories: 402kcal | Carbohydrates: 44g | Protein: 30g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 1072mg | Potassium: 861mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 148IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 1mg
