Mexican Chicken Rice and Bean Bake

Name: Mexican Chicken Rice and Bean Bake Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 8 chicken drumsticks (we love Waitoa); 2 spring onions (sliced); 3 cloves garlic (minced); 1 red chilli (seeds removed and chopped); 3 cm cube sized fresh ginger (minced); A handful fresh coriander (roughly chopped (we love Superb Herb)); 1 tbsp fresh thyme (chopped (we love Superb Herb)); 1 lime (zested and juiced); 1 tsp allspice; 2 tbsp avocado cooking oil (we love Olivado); 1 ½ cup long grain rice (we love SunRice); 400 g Black Beans (rinsed and drained (we love Chantal Organics)); 2 cups chicken stock; 1 lime (cut into wedges); Extra coriander

This delicious one pot Mexican chicken rice bake recipe with beans is simple yet full of flavour. Serve with a squeeze of lime and enjoy! Delicioso!

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 35

Total Time 50

Course Dinner

Servings

Equipment

We made this casserole in a Le Creuset Signature Cast Iron Round Casserole.

Ingredients

8 chicken drumsticks we love Waitoa
2 spring onions sliced
3 cloves garlic minced
1 red chilli seeds removed and chopped
3 cm cube sized fresh ginger minced
A handful fresh coriander roughly chopped (we love Superb Herb)
1 tbsp fresh thyme chopped (we love Superb Herb)
1 lime zested and juiced
1 tsp allspice
2 tbsp avocado cooking oil we love Olivado
1 ½ cup long grain rice we love SunRice
400 g Black Beans rinsed and drained (we love Chantal Organics)
2 cups chicken stock
1 lime cut into wedges
Extra coriander

Instructions

In a mortar place the lime zest, ginger, garlic, chilli, allspice, spring onion and coriander and pound with a peste. Add thyme, lime juice, avocado oil and continue to pound to form a paste. Pour over the chicken and leave to marinate for at least 1 hour, or preferably overnight.
Heat oven to 180C. Heat a drizzle of oil in a deep casserole over medium hot heat. Add the rice and beans, stir, then pour the chicken stock. Arrange the marinated chicken in the casserole.Top with more thyme.
Cover the pan tightly with a lid and bake in the oven for 30 mins.
Season with salt, drizzle some avocado oil over the chicken and rice. Fluff up the rice a little with a fork and scatter with extra coriander leaves. Serve with lime wedges.