Island Mojito Chicken And Rice With Salsa Tropicale


Delicious mojito chicken surrounded by an ocean of tasty rice and topped with a fresh salsa. This is a long recipe with lots of ingredients but it makes an entire meal that will please both company and family. I hope you enjoy this creation i made for rsc8.

Steps


Combine all marinade ingredients together in a blender.
Blend until smooth.
Pour into a zipper seal bag.
Add chicken breasts and allow to marinade in refrigerator for 2-4 hours.
Discard marinade after that time.
At this point the chicken may either be roasted in the oven at 425 f or cooked on a grill.
Cook just until meat is no longer pink in middle.
About 20 minutes.
Turn once during cooking.
Rice: add olive oil to a medium sauce pan with a tight fitting lid placed over medium heat and warm for one minute ,.
Add rice and saute stirring almost constantly until rice begins to turn clear and just a little brown on the edges.
Toss in remaining ingredients except water and saute for one minute.
Add water , stir and cover tightly.
Reduce heat to medium-low and cook for 20 minutes.
Lift lid and check to ensure rice is thoroughly cooked.
If not , recover , turn off heat and let pan remain covered on warm burner for a few minutes.
Fluff with fork and remove from heat when ric.

Ingredients


chicken breasts, rum, mint, fresh lime juice, lime zest, sugar, jalapeno pepper, cayenne, garlic cloves, onion, cumin, cinnamon, water, rice, green onion, cilantro, garlic clove, salt, olive oil, tomatoes, bell pepper, plantain, chili pepper, green onions, orange, lime, juice and zest of, balsamic vinegar, pepper