Pulled Chicken Bowls with Salsa, Avocado Crema & Mexican Rice
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Pulled Chicken Bowls with Salsa, Avocado Crema & Mexican Rice
Pulled Chicken Bowls with Salsa, Avocado Crema & Mexican Rice
Servings: 5
Keywords: chicken, mexican, Maize'in" Mexican, pulled chicken
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 10 hours 0 mins
- Total Time: 10 hours 15 mins
Ingredients
Chicken
- 1 kg boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 1 onion, finely diced
- 1 Tbsp freshly minced garlic
- 2 Tbsp tomato paste
- 1 Tbsp chipotle in adobo
- 400 g canned diced tomatoes
- 4 tbsp Spicecraft Maize ‘in’ Mexican Rub
Tomato Rice:
- ½ onion, finely diced
- 2 cups rice
- 4 cups water
- 3 Tbsp tomato paste
- small handful coriander
Avocado Crema:
- 1 avocado
- 1 handful coriander
- ½ lemon/lime juiced
- ½ cup greek yogurt
- 1 tsp Spicecraft Maize‘in’ Mexican Rub
- 1 tsp Spicecraft Smoky Garlic Salt
Tomato Salsa:
- 1 can of crushed tomatoes
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp Spicecraft Smokey Garlic Salt
- ½ white onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 handful coriander
- ½ lemon/lime juiced
- 1 tsp Spicecraft Maize‘in’ Mexican Rub
Toppings:
- 1 can corn kernels
- 1 can 3 bean mix (pinto, kidney, black beans)
- sour cream
- 1 avocado
- ¼ Red Cabbage tossed with 3 tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 5 large tortillas
Instructions
Chicken
- Add all chicken ingredients into your slow cooker.Mix well, cover, and cook on high for 8–10 hours.If the chicken looks a little dry while cooking, add a splash of water and stir.Once cooked, shred the chicken with two forks.
Fresh Salsa
- Add onion, garlic, and all other salsa ingredients except the tomatoes into a blender.Blend until finely diced. Add tomatoes and pulse for ~20 seconds (you want it a little chunky). Transfer to a bowl, cover, and refrigerate until serving.
Avocado Crema
- Add all crema ingredients to a blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into a bowl, cover, and refrigerate.
Mexican Rice
- Add all rice ingredients into your rice cooker. Mix well.Switch it on and let it cook.Once the cooker flicks off, turn it off at the wall and let it rest for 10 minutes.This helps prevent gluggy rice.Fluff with a fork.
Extras
- Corn: Lightly char in a dry pan.Beans: Drain and rinse.Cabbage: Slice thinly, toss with a splash of rice wine vinegar.Avocado: Slice just before serving.
Tortilla Bowls
- Preheat oven to 200°C.Brush tortillas lightly with oil on both sides.Drape into an oven-safe bowl (or cake pan) to shape.Bake for ~5 minutes, keeping a close eye on them (they crisp up fast!).
To Serve
- Fill tortilla bowls with rice, chicken, salsa, crema, beans, corn, cabbage, avocado, and any extra toppings you love. Assemble and enjoy your fiesta in a bowl! 🎉
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