Spicy Chicken Red Beans and Rice Tacos
Serves 4-6 Hefty Portions
Ingredients:
2 Chicken Breasts (boneless/skinless)
3/4 cup Apple Juice
2 TBSP Minced Garlic
2 tsp Season Salt
2 tsp Taco Seasoning
2 tsp Tumeric (WHAT?! You've never used this before?...well get it out!)
1 TBSP Chili Powder
1 Medium Onion
2 tsp Black Ground Pepper
2 tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
1 Red Beans and Rice mix (use your favorite)
3 3/4 cup Water
2 TBSP Margarine
Seasoning Packet for Rice (comes in the box)
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First of all this recipe calls for Tumeric....never heard of it? Never used it before? Well chances are you've tasted it before and just never realized what that wonderful flavor was. Tumeric looks like this...
And it tastes like orange clouds...just kidding. I don't really know how to describe it; its very distinctive and unique. It's often used in curries and I use it in jambalayas and New Orleans cuisine. So if you've never used it before and its just been sitting there in your spice rack..well give yourself a pat on the back because you're about use a new spice! But before we start the chicken...we need to start the red beans and rice.
Red Beans and Rice Mix
Your favorite Red Beans and Rice mix (Don't have one, never tried it?....Look in the rice and pasta section at the grocery store. Mine is next to the Rice-O-Roni mixes)
3 3/4 cup Water
2 TBSP margarine
Spice packet
This will cook or 30-35 minutes or until rice and beans are tender....and yummy.
Now onto the chicken...
Chop chicken into bite size pieces. I find using a good sharp pair of kitchen scissors makes the task go by quite speedily. To the chicken add:
3/4 cup Apple Juice
2 TBSP Minced Garlic
2 tsp Season Salt
2 tsp Taco Seasoning
2 tsp Tumeric
1 TBSP Chili Powder
1 Medium Onion
2 tsp Black Ground Pepper
2 tsp Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
Forgot to put the Chili Powder in the big group shot of ingredients....didn't want him to feel left out so there he is. Now let that simmer for 20 minutes or until the red beans and rice is done. With that time I went and fed this cry-face...she was upset she wasn't going to get to taste the Tumeric.
Now when your dinger dings...hopefully your little cry-face has been assuaged....add your tender red beans and rice mixture to the chicken...
Yep...I know it looks yummy....(well kinda...ok not really...it kinda looks like...well nevermind...thats not an appetizing thought) But believe me it TASTES yummy. Now plop that mixture into some tortillas. We used corn because we were out of flour and it was fantastic but use whatever you've got.
Sprinkle with cheese and scoop a little sour cream on top.
And since we used corn tortillas and they're smaller...I filled 3 of them and we had what looked like a feast.
So good....try it....you'll thank me AND the tumeric.
Now when your dinger dings...hopefully your little cry-face has been assuaged....add your tender red beans and rice mixture to the chicken...
Yep...I know it looks yummy....(well kinda...ok not really...it kinda looks like...well nevermind...thats not an appetizing thought) But believe me it TASTES yummy. Now plop that mixture into some tortillas. We used corn because we were out of flour and it was fantastic but use whatever you've got.
Sprinkle with cheese and scoop a little sour cream on top.
And since we used corn tortillas and they're smaller...I filled 3 of them and we had what looked like a feast.
So good....try it....you'll thank me AND the tumeric.
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