Recipe: Yummy Mike's Southwestern Chicken Thighs Over Rice

Mike's Southwestern Chicken Thighs Over Rice. Great recipe for Mike's Southwestern Chicken Thighs Over Rice. As usual, it's, "Free For All Friday." here in the O'Brien Shire for my culinary students. This means they can create any dishes they desire.

I still have rice left over, it will be going into the freezer for Taco Tuesday! Hot to make One Pot Southwest Chicken and Rice! Simply sear up your chicken that you sprinkled with a mixture of chili powder, cumin and a few other pantry staples. You can have Mike's Southwestern Chicken Thighs Over Rice using 31 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Mike's Southwestern Chicken Thighs Over Rice

1. You need of ● For The Proteins.
2. It's 8 of LG Bone In Chicken Thighs [excess fat trimmed].
3. It's of ● For The Vegetables [all rough chopped & divided].
4. Prepare 1 of LG Viadailia Onion.
5. Prepare 1/2 Cup of Green Onions.
6. It's 1 of Small Firm Tomato.
7. It's 1 Cup of Fresh Cilantro Leaves.
8. It's 2 of EX LG Jalapeno Peppers.
9. You need 2 Cups of Pace Picante Hot Red Salsa.
10. Prepare 1 of Green Bell Pepper [deseeded].
11. It's 1 of Red Bell Pepper [deseeded].
12. It's 1 of Orange Bell Pepper [deseeded].
13. Prepare 1 of Yellow Bell Pepper [deseeded].
14. You need 2 tbsp of Fine Minced Garlic.
15. Prepare of ● For The Dried Seasonings [all divided].
16. It's 1 tsp of Crushed Mexican Oregano.
17. You need 1.5 tsp of Ground Cumin.
18. It's 1 tbsp of Chili Powder.
19. Prepare 1 tbsp of Granulated Garlic Powder.
20. It's 1 tbsp of Granulated Onion Powder.
21. You need 1 tbsp of Fresh Ground Black Pepper.
22. You need 1 tbsp of Course Sea Salt.
23. It's of ● For The Additions & Garnishments.
24. Prepare as needed of Lime Wedges.
25. It's as needed of Red Salsa.
26. It's as needed of Fresh Cilantro.
27. Prepare as needed of Fresh Parsley.
28. It's as needed of Firm Avacados.
29. You need as needed of Streamed White Rice [with dried cilantro].
30. It's 2 Dashes of Chicken Broth.
31. You need 1.5 Cups of Shredded Mexican 3 Cheese [divided].

Add a pinch of cayenne if you like it spicy. In a small bowl, combine the garlic powder, chili powder, salt and paprika. Rub over both sides of chicken. In a large skillet coated with cooking spray, brown chicken on both sides; drizzle with lime juice.

Mike's Southwestern Chicken Thighs Over Rice step by step

1. Rough chop your vegetables and herbs..
2. Pam spray a large oven safe pan. Smear half of your red salsa on the base of your pan. Sprinkle on half of your dried seasonings. Then, add half of your vegetables..
3. Rinse your chicken, trim any unsightly fat and pat dry. Add to your pan fat side up. Spray chicken with Pam..
4. Sprinkle on your other half of spices to chicken..
5. Add large dollops of red salsa on top of your chicken..
6. Sprinkle on half of your shredded cheese then top with your remaining vegetables. Add a couple dashes of chicken stock..
7. Sprinkle with remaining cheese..
8. Bake at 425° for 45 minutes wrapped up tight. Or, until they've reached an internal temperature of 180° to 185°. Check temp on your largest thigh..
9. Serve with avacados, red salsa, lime wedges and white rice..
10. Garish with cilantro and parsley. Enjoy!.

One of the things I love about this One Pan Southwestern Chicken and Rice dish is everything is cooked in one pan! If you have this pan, it makes life even easier cleanup because you can just throw it in the dishwasher. In a large skillet, cook the chicken, onion and green pepper in oil until chicken is lightly browned and vegetables are tender. Add tomato sauce, stewed tomatoes and seasonings; bring to a boil. Add seasoning mix to chicken in medium bowl; toss to evenly coat.