I’m so excited today to be participating in a Surprise Virtual Baby Shower for Katie’s Cucina!!! There are a ton of bloggers sharing their favorite simple, family friendly recipes, and a few easy crafts too! My favorite dishes to make when I need something quick and easy are one pot meals, and this delicious one pot Mexican Chicken and Rice tops the list. Mexican food is a staple in my home and something that I cook at least once a week if not more. My cousin learned how to make spanish rice from her Mexican mother-in-law. I put a little spin on it and created a dish that your whole family will love. Mine sure did!
Can I just take a second to gush about my dear friend Katie of Katie’s Cucina and Sew Woodsy!!! I just love her to pieces and was so lucky to have not only roomed with her at the SNAP Conference last year, but to get to have dinner with her during my recent trip to Florida! We live on opposite coasts so I was so glad that I got to see her and spend an evening with her. Katie and her hubby, Jon, are expecting baby number 1 and IT’S A BOY! Congratulations my friend – I wish you all the happiness in the world and I can’t wait to see that new little bundle’s sweet face!
Ok, back to the recipe…
I just love one pot meals like my One Pot Cheesy Chicken and Sausage or my Chicken and Broccoli Rice – they are so simple to prepare and the clean up is easy with just one pot to wash.
Ingredients
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- Salt & pepper
- 1 cup white rice
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1 8 oz can tomato sauce
- 1 tsp tomato bouillon
- 2 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 package frozen peas & carrots or mixed vegetables
Instructions
- Cut chicken into one each pieces and season with salt and pepper. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and add chicken. Cook until just barely browned, but not cooked through.
- Add one cup of long grain white rice and saute for one minute. Add remaining ingredients, stir, and bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to low for about 20 minutes or until rice is tender and fluffy. If there is still liquid in the pan, uncover and simmer until the liquid is reduced.
And remember earlier I mentioned that there were a bunch of other bloggers sharing their own simple recipes for busy families? All of these recipes look soooo good!
Easy Broccoli & Cheddar Soup from The Little Kitchen
Buffalo Chicken Stuffed Peppers from Cook the Story
Individual Tortilla Caprese Pizzas from a farmgirl’s dabbles
Easy Cheesy Potato Corn Chowder from A Little Claireification
Slow Cooker Jambalaya from A Spicy Perspective
Italian Style Stir Fry from Aggie’s Kitchen
Apricot Chicken from Bombshell Bling
Easy Baked Spaghetti from Chocolate & Carrots
Cuban Casserole with Whole Grain Mustard Butter Biscuits from Climbing Grier Mountain
Freezer-Friendly Quinoa Meatballs from Cooking with Books
Baby Boy Subway Art Printable from H2OBungalow
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Cake from Inside BruCrew Life
Asparagus And Leek Quiche from Kokocooks
Roasted Lemon Parmesan Chicken with Red Potatoes from Life After Empty Nest
Yogurt Blueberry and Honey Smoothie from My Sweet Zepol
Pesto Parmesan Chicken Salad from Shaken Together
Printable Baby Whale Themed Cards and Project Life Mini Album from Simply Kelly Designs
Coconut Cookie Butter Sandwich Cookies from Simply Southern Baking
Slow Cooker Pot Roast with Garden Vegetables from Sweet Remedy
Easy Kofta Kebabs from Tasty Chomps
Crock Pot Fajitas with Chicken and Quinoa from The Dinner-Mom
Overnight Oatmeal from The Hungry Housewife
Honey-Dijon Chicken, Apple & Quinoa Wraps from The Kitchen Prep
Slow Cooker Italian Chicken Soup from The Lemon Bowl
Slow Cooker Pulled Pork Tacos from The Nifty Foodie
DIY Whale Art from While They Snooze
One Pot Mexican Chicken and Rice from Yellow Bliss Road
If you enjoyed this recipe, be sure to check out all of my one pot meals!
Hi! I’m Kristin, the creative mind behind Yellow Bliss Road where you will be inspired by tons of easy to follow recipes, lots of free printables, and a little sprinkling of life thrown in for good measure.
Yummy, easy dish. For a more Mexican taste I added Adobo seasoning and some smoked paprika. Also used black beans instead of peas and carrots.
Delicious!! I couldn’t find nice bouillon, & I like brown rice so it had to cook much longer, but this was a spectacular dish. Glad to now have it in my repertoire. Thanks!
This was so super easy! I love dinners like that. 🙂 I skipped the tomato bouillon because I didn’t have it. Even my rice hater ate this! I did sprinkle the top with shredded cheddar. Thanks for an easy dinner!
Hi Kristin, could you please clarify “1 8 oz can tomato sauce” is 18 oz can or 1 can of 8 oz. Thank you so much!
Boy, we really like this! Sometimes I add a little cheese and we eat them in taco shells too!
Made this for a quick dinner tonight and it turned out delish!!!! I served with grated cheese on top and tortilla chips and I added black beans also! I will make this again on a busy night
Hi just wondering what size bag of veggies you used?. Also I’ve never heard of Tomato Bouillon. Does that come in a jar like chicken and beef? Thank you…
The bag of veggies was 16 oz. The tomato bouillon is found in the hispanic section. Chicken bouillon could easily be substituted.
Has anyone tried using brown rice? Perhaps it’ll just extend the cooking time?
I would guess you’d need to extend the cooking time, but be careful as cooking any longer could dry out the chicken.
Where did you find the tomato bouillon? Is there something else I could use instead?
It is in the hispanic section of the grocery store. You could just use chicken bouillon instead. I personally prefer the flavor the tomato bouillon gives and use it only in this recipe.
I found it at Wal-Mart on the Hispanic section.
My kind of meal!!! Maybe I can add a can of black beans. Think it should still work out alright?
I would think so – just be careful adding the liquid from the can.
Love this so much! Looks great!! Thank you so much for joining in on the shower for Katie! 🙂
I adore how easy this recipe is, and yet so much flavor. Thanks for joining with us to celebrate Katie!
#OMGoodness this is some #SeriousYum™! I hope you don’t mind, it’s went up on my FB page! (facebook.com/DoFoodBetter/posts/10152282966003447) Thanks for sharing it!
One pot? I LOVE IT. and bursting with flavor!
This looks fabulous! Perfect for the busy mama. 🙂
I love easy, flavorful weeknight meals like this! What a yummy meal!
mmm one pot sounds like it is worth a try!! love it!! chicken and rice here i come
Kristin!!! Thank you so much–I’m so glad we’ve become friends over the past year and that we’ve had the chance to hang out. You know how much I’m loving Mexican food right now, and can’t wait to give this one-pot meal a try!!! 🙂
Thank you for the nice recipe.