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: 402 kcal, Carbohydrates: 44 g, Protein: 30 g, Fat: 12 g, Saturated Fat: 2 g, Trans Fat: 1 g, Cholesterol: 75 mg, Sodium: 1072 mg, Potassium: 861 mg, Fiber: 4 g, Sugar: 2 g, Vitamin A: 148 IU, Vitamin C: 16 mg, Calcium: 62 mg, Iron: 1 mg