Honey-Lime Chicken with Coconut-Black Bean Rice

Prep Time: 0 Minutes

Cook Time: 0 Minutes

Ready In: 0 Minutes

Servings: 1

Coconut and lime lend coastal flavor to quick and easy Honey-Lime Chicken with Coconut-Black Bean Rice.

Ingredients:

1 (13.5-oz.) can coconut milk

1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided

1 cup uncooked long-grain rice

6 (4-oz.) chicken breast cutlets

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

3/4 cup finely crushed tortilla chips

1/4 cup honey

1 teaspoon lime zest

1/3 cup fresh lime juice

1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

1 (15.5-oz.) can seasoned black beans, drained and rinsed

1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper

1/3 cup sliced green onions

1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Directions:

1. Bring coconut milk and 1 tsp. salt to a boil over medium-high heat; stir in rice. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer 20 minutes or until rice is tender.
2. Meanwhile, sprinkle chicken with pepper and 1/2 tsp. salt. Place crushed tortilla chips in a shallow bowl. Whisk together honey and next 2 ingredients in a second shallow bowl. Reserve 2 Tbsp. honey mixture. Dip chicken in remaining honey mixture, allowing excess to drip off. Dredge in crushed chips.
3. Cook half of chicken in 2 Tbsp. hot oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat 2 minutes on each side or until done. Repeat procedure with remaining chicken and oil. Spoon reserved honey mixture over chicken.
4. Stir black beans and next 2 ingredients into rice; spoon onto serving plates. Top with chicken and cilantro.

By RecipeOfHealth.com