with Loaded Rice, Pickled Jalapeño & Creamy Salsa Verde

Yield: 2

Peruvian roast chicken with green sauce. Tender, succulent, and spiced just right. Garlicky rice with tomatoes, scallions, and lime. Topped with a creamy sauce – tangy lime and a spicy kick from pickled jalapeño.
Prep: 10 Cook: 30

• 2scallions
• 1lime
• 1oz chicken stock concentrate
• 2TBS mayonnaise
• 2cloves garlic
• 1jalapeño
• 1tomato
• 1TBS fajita spice blend
• ½cup jasmine rice
• 10oz chicken cutlets
• 1½TBS sour cream
• salt & pepper
• ¼tsp sugar
• 1tsp cooking oil
• 1TBS butter

Prep:

Wash and dry produce.

Peel and mince or grate garlic, place a pinch of garlic in a small bowl and reserve for step 5.

Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Thinly slice jalapeño into rounds, removing ribs and seeds for less heat. Zest and quarter lime. Dice tomato into ½-inch pieces.

Cook rice:

Melt 1 TBS butter in a small pot over medium heat, add scallion whites, remaining garlic, and 1 tsp Fajita Spice Blend to pot. Cook, stirring, until softened and fragrant, 2- to 3-minutes.

Add rice, stock concentrate, ¾ cup water, and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes.

Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

Pickle jalapeño:

In a second small microwave-safe bowl, combine jalapeño, juice from half the lime, ¼ tsp sugar, and a pinch of salt. Microwave for 30 seconds. Set aside to pickle, stirring occasionally.

Cook chicken:

Pat chicken dry with paper towels. Season all over with remaining Fajita Spice Blend, salt, and pepper.

Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until browned and cooked through, 3- to 5-minutes per side.

Transfer to a cutting board to rest.

Make creamy salsa verde:

While chicken cooks, remove jalapeño from pickling liquid (reserve liquid). Reserve a few rounds for garnishing, mince remaining.

To bowl with reserved garlic, add mayonnaise, sour cream, a squeeze of lime juice, a big pinch of lime zest, and a pinch of minced jalapeño to taste.

Tip: If you like zesty heat, add a small splash of jalapeño pickling liquid in place of, or in addition to, lime juice. Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper.

Finish & serve:

Fluff rice with a fork. Stir in tomato, half the scallion greens, remaining lime zest, a squeeze of lime juice, and as much remaining minced jalapeño as you like. Season with salt and pepper.

Thinly slice chicken crosswise.

Divide rice between bowls and top with chicken. Squeeze juice from remaining lime over chicken. Drizzle everything with creamy salsa verde, garnish with remaining scallion greens and as many reserved

Fajita Spice Blend:

• 4parts paprika
• 1part onion powder
• 1part garlic powder
• 1part chili powder
• 1part cumin
• 1part oregano