Ingredients
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2 cups water
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1/2 cup salsa, medium heat (or heat of choice)
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1 cup brown rice
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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4 chicken thighs, boneless skinless (1 1/4 lbs)
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2 tablespoons brown rice flour (or flour of choice)
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1 teaspoon ground cumin
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1/4-1 teaspoon chili powder (or to desired heat)
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1/2 teaspoon italian seasoning
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 onion, small (chopped or minced)
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1/2 green pepper, large (chopped or minced)
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1 teaspoon garlic, minced
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1 lb zucchini, cut into 4ths then sliced for 1/4 round slices
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1 cup salsa, bottled
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olive oil, for frying
Instructions
- Bring first four ingredients to a boil in saucepan. Cover and simmer 45-50 minutes.
- Cut chicken into bite size chunks, shake in plastic bag with the rice flour, cumin, chili powder, Italian seasoning and salt.
- I use Pam type spray or several teaspoons olive oil to saute onions and peppers, cook till onions translucent, add garlic. cook a minute or so. Add zucchini and cover, toss frequently to start the zucchini cooking. Let cool -- then add salsa. Mix together, cover and let simmer.
- In another frypan, heat a few teaspoons olive oil or Pam type spray. Brown chicken cubes that you shook with seasoning and flour.
- Add chicken chunks to the veggies, simmer until rice is done.
- Serve over rice.