Mexican · Dinner
Grilled Chicken Bowl with Chocolate Chili Sauce (Low-Calorie)
Grilled chicken breast served over cilantro-lime rice with black beans and charred corn, topped with a lightened chocolate-chili sauce built from cocoa powder, dried chilies and honey. Finished with avocado, lime and fresh cilantro for a smoky, gently sweet Mexican bowl.
$5
15 minsPrep
20 minsCook
35 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
393Calories
45.8gProtein
10.9gFat
34.2gCarbs
6.9gSugar
9.8gFiber
410mgSodium
132mgChol
2.3gSat Fat
1180mgPotassium
85mgCalcium
3.6mgIron
0.4mcgVitamin B12
14mgVitamin C
Goes well with
Mexican Lager Beer
local
Mexican Hot Chocolate (Champurrado)
international
low-calorie
gluten-free
protein-rich
high-fiber
low-calorie
Instructions
1
Prep
Pat chicken breast dry and season both sides with salt and cumin; set aside while heating a grill pan over medium-high heat until a water drop sizzles.
2
Toast
Toast the dried chili in the dry grill pan over medium heat for 30 seconds per side until it puffs and smells nutty; transfer to a small bowl.
3
Blitz
Drain the softened chili and blitz with cocoa powder, garlic, honey, smoked paprika, remaining cumin and 3 tablespoons of water until smooth and pourable.
4
Grill
Brush chicken with olive oil and grill over medium-high heat for 5 to 6 minutes per side until internal temperature reads 165°F with dark grill marks.
5
Char
In the same pan over medium-high heat, char corn kernels for 2 to 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until several kernels blacken slightly at the edges.
6
Rest
Let chicken rest on the cutting board for 5 minutes so juices redistribute; then slice into strips against the grain.
7
Plate
Spoon warm rice and black beans into a bowl, top with corn, sliced chicken and avocado slices; drizzle chocolate-chili sauce over and scatter cilantro on top, serving with lime wedge alongside.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 14 oz394g chicken breast
- 2/3 cup120g cooked black beans
- 2/3 cup130g cooked brown rice
- 1/2 cup70g corn
- 22 dried chili
- 2 tbsp2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp1 tsp cumin-ground
- 2 clove2 clove garlic
- 2 tsp2 tsp olive oil
- 11 lime
- 4 tbsp4 tbsp cilantro
- 11 avocado
- 1 tsp1 tsp honey
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- salt, to taste
