African Inspired Chicken Bowl
This African inspired chicken bowl is a fusion dish that has yellow rice, caramelized corn, arugula in a sweet lime vinaigrette, tender chicken, cucumbers, avocados and a mild chili pepper mayo, it's delicious!
Servings: 3 servings
Ingredients
For the yellow rice:
- 1 1/2 cups white rice
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons capers
- 1/2 cup green grapes cut into quarters
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt more to taste at end
For the chicken:
- 1 pound chicken breasts or tenders work too
- 2 tablespoons yogurt
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- Dash of paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
For the corn:
- 1 1/2 cups corn canned, frozen or fresh
- Dash of salt
- 1 teaspoon oil
For the bowl sides:
- 3 large handfuls arugula
- 1 1/2 avocados
- 1 cucumber sliced thinly
For the sweet lime vinaigrette:
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lime juice
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon mustard
- Dash of salt
- 2 tablespoons oil flavor neutral
For the chili pepper mayo:
- 4 1/2 tablespoons mayo
- 3/4 teaspoon sriracha
To make the bowls:
- 1 cup yellow rice
- 1/2 cup corn
- Handful of arugula that has been tossed in about 1 tablespoon of the vinaigrette
- 1/4 cup cucumbers
- 1/2 avocado
- 1/2 cup chicken -diced
- ~1 1/2 of the chili pepper mayo
Instructions
To make the yellow rice:
- Start by adding all of the ingredients to a pot and bringing ingredients to a boil in a covered pot.
- Next, reduce heat to a low simmer and let rice simmer for about 15-20 minutes or until the rice is cooked, Add more chicken broth if rice needs additional cooking time.
- Stir rice, taste and add more salt as desired.
To make the chicken:
- Add the chicken to a bowl or zip lock bag along with the yogurt and seasonings and mix around so chicken is nicely coated.
- To grill chicken: Grill at 400 F. for about 20-30 minutes or cooked through, internal temperature should be 165 F.
- To oven bake chicken: In a baking dish, bake at 400 F. for roughly 20-25 minutes or until chicken cooked through, internal temperature should be 165 F..
- To air fry: Place chicken in air fryer and cook on 400 F. for 15-20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
- To skillet cook chicken: Dice the seasoned chicken and sauté it in a skillet with a little oil.
To make the corn:
- Add corn, oil an salt to a skillet and sauté until it is cooked through.
To make the sweet lime vinaigrette:
- Add all ingredients together and whisk until combined.
To make the chili pepper mayo:
- Add ingredients together and mix well.
To assemble bowl:
- Add the yellow rice, cooked corn, toss the arugula in the lime dressing, add cucumbers, half of an avocado, cooked chicken and top with the chili pepper mayo.
- Mix together and enjoy.