Description
A vibrant meal with smoky marinated chicken, aromatic yellow rice, and a creamy, spicy green cilantro sauce that brings bold Peruvian flavors to your table.
Ingredients
Chicken
2–4 lb chicken (thighs, breasts, or mixed cuts)
2 garlic cloves, grated
2 tbsp lime juice or white vinegar
2 tbsp oil of choice
1 tbsp ground cumin
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp kosher salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
Green Sauce
1 cup fresh cilantro leaves
1/2 cup mayonnaise or vegan alternative
1/4 cup sour cream or cashew cream
2 jalapeños, roughly chopped
2 garlic cloves
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp fresh lemon or lime juice
Salt and black pepper to taste
Yellow Rice
1 cup jasmine rice
1 tbsp butter or oil
1/4 cup finely diced onion
2–3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp turmeric
1/4 tsp each cumin, onion powder, salt, and pepper
2 cups chicken stock
1 cup frozen peas
Instructions
Marinate chicken: whisk garlic, lime juice, cumin, paprika, oil, salt, pepper. Coat chicken, refrigerate 1 hour or overnight.
Cook chicken: grill or skillet over medium-high, 4-7 mins per side until 165°F. Rest 5 mins.
Cook rice: rinse rice. Sauté onion, garlic in butter/oil 2 mins. Add turmeric, cumin, salt, pepper. Stir in rice, toast 1 min. Add stock, boil, cover, simmer 15 mins. Stir peas, remove heat, rest.
Make sauce: blend cilantro, jalapeños, garlic, lime juice, olive oil, mayo, sour cream. Season.
Assemble & serve: plate rice, top with chicken, drizzle sauce, garnish cilantro.
Notes
Marinating enhances flavor.
Remove jalapeño seeds for mildness.
Use fresh lime juice.
Rest chicken for moistness.
Store leftovers refrigerated 3 days.
- Prep Time: 25
- Cook Time: 35
- Category: Dinner, Main Dish
- Method: Grilling / Stovetop
- Cuisine: Peruvian Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/4 recipe
- Calories: 510
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 620 mg
- Fat: 25 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17 g
- Carbohydrates: 37 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 35 g
- Cholesterol: 125 mg
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