Chicken Taco Bowl

We love Mexican flavors and Southwest cuisine, and I love pressure cooking, so here is my version of a spicy taco bowl. It’s faster than messing with taco shells and making filling, so it’s a hasty and tasty meal for taco night. Enjoy.

RECIPE

Chicken Taco Bowl

Makes 5 – 6 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs (frozen or thawed)
• 1 cup dried black beans (not soaked)
• 1 cup brown long grain rice
• 12 ounces salsa or 1 regular size can Rotel® diced tomatoes with green chilies
• 2½ cups chicken broth or water
• 1 ounce chili or taco seasoning mix
• 8 ounce block Monterrey Jack cheese, shredded
• (optional) fresh cilantro sprigs

Directions:

1. In the pot of a pressure cooker, place chicken, beans, and rice. Pour salsa and broth over them. Add 1 ounce chili seasoning mix.
2. Seal and bring to pressure. Cook 18 minutes (stovetop) or 23 minutes (electric).
3. Remove from heat (or hit “cancel”) and allow pressure to drop on its own. Natural depressurization takes approximately 15 minutes.
4. Carefully open cooker and stir. Chicken should easily shred, or you may remove it, shred it separately, and stir it into the rice and beans mixture. Top with cheese and cover. Do not return to heat.
5. After a minute or two, the residual heat will melt the cheese and the taco bowl is ready to serve with optional garnish.

Variation: add 1 cup frozen corn kernels before adding the cheese.