Chipotle Chicken and Rice
This honey chipotle chicken on rice with pico is a sweet, smoky, and spicy meal featuring juicy grilled chicken, fluffy rice, and a fresh, tangy pico de gallo topping. Perfect for a quick, flavorful dinner.
Servings: 3 people
Ingredients
Chicken Ingredients
- 7 boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 3 tbsp chopped chipotle peppers
- 1½ tsp onion powder
- 1½ tsp garlic powder
- 1½ tsp paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp honey
- 2 tbsp lime juice
Pico
- 6 roma tomatoes
- 1 small onion
- 3 jalapenos
- 1 handful cilantro
- 2 tbsp lime juice
- ½ tbsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
White sauce
- ½ cup light mayo
- ½ cup greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 cloves grated garlic
- 2 tbsp water
Other
- Sriracha
- Rice
Instructions
Pico
- Core your tomatoes and give them all a fine dice.6 roma tomatoes
- Repeat the same steps with the onion, jalapenos, and cilantro.1 small onion, 3 jalapenos, 1 handful cilantro
- Place all your chopped vegetables into a bowl and season with lime juice, salt, and pepper.2 tbsp lime juice, ½ tbsp salt, 1 tsp pepper
- Mix well, set aside in the fridge.
White sauce
- Mix together all white sauce ingredients in a bowl, adjust consistency with water.1 tsp salt, ½ cup light mayo, ½ cup greek yogurt, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 2 cloves grated garlic, 2 tbsp water
Chicken
- Cut your chicken thighs into smaller 1 inch pieces.7 boneless skinless chicken thighs, 3 tbsp chopped chipotle peppers, 1½ tsp onion powder, 1½ tsp garlic powder, 1½ tsp paprika, 2 tbsp honey, 2 tbsp lime juice, 1 tsp salt
- Season chicken with the rest of the chicken ingredients. Let it marinate 30 minutes or more if you have time.
- Cook over a high heat pan with 1 tbsp oil for 10 minutes, set aside.
Assembly
- Start with your choice of rice in a bowl.Rice
- Top with our honey chipotle chicken.
- Add pico on the other side.
- Finish our chicken with white sauce and sriracha.Sriracha
