These Easy Chicken Taco Bowls are fast and easy to make. They are also budget friendly and very filling. This might just be the perfect dinner for a busy night.
This post is sponsored by Veetee Rice. As always, all opinions are my own and this recipe is one I’m sure you will love!
Let’s talk about those busy nights when you need a f-a-s-t dinner. For those nights I like to have a meal I can put together with a few pantry staples. Pantry staples like this great microwavable Veetee rice.
One of my favorite go to meals are these Chicken Taco Bowls. Not only are they fast and easy to make they are filling.
Begin by cutting two chicken breasts into bite size pieces season with salt and pepper and set aside.
Add a tablespoon of olive oil to a large skillet and cook the chicken on medium high heat until it is cooked through. This should take about 10 minutes.
Once chicken is cooked through add bell pepper and onion to skillet and cook until tender.
Next, add in black beans, corn, tomatoes and chilies, and taco seasoning then stir to combine. Cover and reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
While the chicken mixture is simmering you can prepare the rice. For this recipe I’m using Veetee Dine In Long Grain Rice. It’s practical, inexpensive and fast. By fast I mean it is ready in 2 minutes.
To prepare the rice you simply peel back the film over the top and pop it in your microwave and cook on high for two minutes. Remove the package and fluff the rice with a fork.
To assemble the bowls dish the rice into bowls and then top with the chicken taco mixture. Garnish with topping of you choice. I like to add scallions and tortilla strips for crunch but the possibilities are endless.
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Susanne
Easy Chicken Taco Bowls
Ingredients
- 1 10 oz. package VEETEE Long Grain Rice
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breast cut into bite size pieces
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 package taco seasoning
- 1/2 cup bell pepper
- 1/2 cup onion
- 1 cup corn fresh or frozen
- 1 can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 can chilies and tomatoes drained
- 3 scallions chopped
- Salt and Pepper to taste
- Garnish of choice
Instructions
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Cut two chicken breasts into bite size pieces season with salt and pepper and set aside.
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Add a tablespoon of olive oil to a large skillet and cook the on medium high heat until chicken is cooked through. This should take about 10 minutes.
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Add bell peppers, onions to skillet and cook until tender
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Add in black beans, corn, tomatoes and chilies, and taco seasoning stir to combine. Cover and reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
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Prepare rice according to package directions
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Spoon rice into bowls and then top with the chicken taco mixture. Garnish with topping of you choice.
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Wow, Susanne, that really looks good! I love a quick and easy meal on the days when I am so busy I can’t think straight, I know my family would love this dish. Thanks for the giveaway too!
Thanks Cynthia! Lately we’ve been having more busy nights than night so fast dinners like this are my go to standard. Good Luck!
This looks so good! I’m adding this to next week’s meal plan.
I hope you love it Cari!
Thanks for stopping by,
Susanne
I like a “bowl” dinner because you can get so many more great flavors in a bite than you could in a taco shell 🙂
Oh you mean our nights every night? Haha! And we’re just a 2-person household! You can imagine how we love quick and easy dinners. And I can imagine a family of 4 (or more!) would love this too.
I love quick meals like this, and taking a short cut with prepared rice is such a time saver!
This recipe has my name all over it! I’m on a cleanse right now and this recipe is perfect for an easy weeknight meal that will provide the leftovers for a few of my lunches. It’s awesome to find a recipe that is gluten, dairy and sugar free. Thanks so much!!!!
Thanks Monica!
We love rice bowls in our house! Everyone makes up there own with the ingredients that I lay out – kind of a rice bowl buffet. 🙂 You are right, it is really budget friendly and delicious.
Oh this looks yummy and easy! Printed to add to our menu soon!
Will be great for lunches!
What a delicious looking meal. I love that it is so quick and easy to make.
Thanks Kallee!