Chicken Lio Caliente
Easy stove top chicken dinner that's low carb and yummy with Puerto Rican Flavors.
Servings: 4
Calories: 239kcal
Equipment
- Tyson Grilled & Ready Fully Cooked Pulled Chicken Breast, 1.25 lb Bag (Frozen) - Walmart.com
- Great Value Pepper & Onion Blend, Frozen, 20 oz - Walmart.com
- Great Value Riced Cauliflower - Walmart.com
- Fresh Cilantro, Bunch - Walmart.com
- Great Value Minced Garlic in Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 8 oz - Walmart.com
- Sazon Goya with coriander and annatto, 6.33 Oz - Walmart.com
- GOYA - Walmart.com
- Great Value Red Bean, 15.5 oz Can - Walmart.com
Ingredients
- 1 lb of chicken breasts cooked and diced or pulled.
- 1 Red Bell Pepper sliced
- 1 Green Bell Pepper sliced
- 1/2 Onion sliced
- A bunch of Cilantro chopped
- 12 oz bag of frozen cauliflower rice
- 1 TBSP minced garlic
- 1 packet of Sazon
- Adobo
- Optional: Can of Beans not ideal for Keto, very ideal for Diabetic Diet
Instructions
- In an electric skillet (or stovetop), on medium high heat, dump the bag of chicken breasts. If you're working with a real stick surface (as opposed to nonstick), you can add a TBSP of Olive Oil or butter. Sprinkle generously with Adobo.
- Slice your veggies if you didn't already do that, and add the onion, green pepper, and red pepper to the chicken. Stir a bit in between.
- Add Cauliflower Rice.
- If you opt to add beans, drain and rinse beans (by rinsing, you greatly reduce the sodium), and add that.
- Chop up cilantro and add it.
- Add the garlic, the packet of sazon, and sprinkle a little more Adobo if you feel the need.
- Total cook time for the chicken needs to be about 20 minutes, but if you chopped veggies while it's cooking, then it's ready when your veggies are where you want them. I personally don't like cooking my veggies to a point where they lose color or the vivid brightness of it because I read somewhere that overcooked veggies have less vitamins and nutrients than undercooked, and I have no idea if it's true so just in case...
Notes
You may be able to reduce carbs by using fresh chicken instead of frozen. Beans also have carbs, but are considered a Diabetes Super Food according to health sites. I would omit them for Keto, but not generalized Low Carb.