New Mexican Bowl - Meal Prep Series
Hey Chile-Heads! New Mexican food is traditional and of course delicious, but sometimes takes a little bit of care and skill when preparing; today, we've created a New Mexican bowl that contains some classic New Mexican sides: Spanish Rice, Frijoles, and Calabacitas. These bowls use a couple of shortcuts to speed up the process. They're quick, simple, and can even be used as a meal prep item for the whole week. You're gonna love this recipe!
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Ingredients
For New Mexican Bowl:
- 2 Cooked Chicken Breasts I used the breasts from a rotisserie
- 2 cups Spanish Rice Go to the Spanish Rice recipe, the link is given in the "Recipe Notes" section.
- 2 cups Calabacitas Go to the Calabacitas recipe, the link is given in the "Recipe Notes" section.
- 2 cups Cooked Pinto Beans Go to the Frijoles recipe, the link is given in the "Recipe Notes" section.
- ¼ cup Arugula Or fresh spinach
- Verde Sauce
- Radishes & Cotija Cheese For garnish (Optional)
For Verde Sauce:
- 2 Serrano Peppers Deseeded
- 2 Green Onions
- 1 Avocado
- 1 cup Cilantro
- ¼ cup Mayonnaise
- 1 Lime's Juice
- 1 - 2 clove Garlic
- ¼ - ½ cup Water
Instructions
For Verde Sauce:
- Add all ingredients to a blender, or chopper and blend until very smooth.
- You will want the consistency to be like a salad dressing.
For New Mexican Bowl Assembly:
- Prepare spanish rice, calabacitas, and pinto beans according to the recipes Linked in the "Recipe Notes" section.
- Chop two cooked chicken breasts into 1 inch chunks.
- I used rotisserie chicken to make the bowl quick and easy!
- Next, add some arugula/spinach to the bottom of the bowl.
- Now add ½ cup of each; chicken, rice, calabacitas and beans side by side in a medium to large prep bowl, or prep container.
- Drizzle sauce over all of the ingredients if you are going to eat it right away.
- If you will be eating the meal later, put the sauce in a container to use when you have the meal later.
- Garnish with radishes, cilantro, avocado, or cotija cheese.
Notes
Calabacitas Recipe (Spanish word for Squash) - Los Foodies Magazine
Frijoles (losfoodiesmagazine.com)
Spanish Rice (losfoodiesmagazine.com)
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