Chicken Pineapple Bowls

These are so easy to make, especially if you have small amounts of time to gather steps throughout the day. Also - this is great for a range of palates because it’s easy to keep items separate instead of it all cooking together.  This makes enough for leftovers for the week. 

Ingredients:

• 3 lbs chicken breasts
• 1/2cup olive oil
• 4 limes
• 5 cloves of garlic, minced
• 4 tsp. Honey
• 1 1/2 Tbsp. Ground Cumin
• 2 tsp. Coriander 
• Salt & Pepper
• 1 pineapple, trimmed and diced into bite size 
• 1/2 cup cilantro, tightly packed then chopped
• 1 tablespoon diced jalapeño 
• 1/2 red onion
• 1 lime
• 1/4 tsp ground cumin 
• Sliced avocado
• 2 cups vegetable broth - or a bit more
• 2 cups rice
• Dash olive oil & salt
• Cilantro lime salad dressing

Recipe:

1. Cut chicken breasts in half to make smaller pieces. Place in large plastic bag for marinade. Set aside.
2. In a small bowl whisk together olive oil, zest of 2 limes, 1/2 cup lime juice, minced garlic, honey, cumin, coriander, and 1 tsp each of salt & pepper. 
3. Pour marinade over the chicken into the bag. Zip shut the bag and massage into the chicken. I usually lay the bag in a container that tightly packs the marinade around the chicken and let it marinade for at least 30 minutes up to 4 hours. If you let it marinade longer the lime will begin to cook the chicken. 
4. You can grill the chicken OR bake it. To bake: set oven to 375 and cook chicken for 30 minutes or till chicken reaches internal temp of 160. I usually bake on a foil lined sheet pan for less mess.
5. Pineapple sales: in a medium bowl combine the pineapple, cilantro, jalapeño, onion, lime juice from 1 lime, and cumin. Stir and then salt & pepper to taste. 
6. With 20 minutes left cook the rice: add vegetable broth and rice to a pot. Rice should not be swimming but should be 3/4 of the way up to the rice level. You may need to add more broth. 
7. Bring to a boil. Once boiling add a dash of olive oil and salt. Stir
8. Cover with a lid, and simmer on low for about 15-20 minutes. DON’T lift the lid inbetween.
9. Pull off the heat and fluff with a fork.
10. Slice some avocado (1 or 2 avocados)
11. Layer in a bowl: rice, chicken, pineapple and then dressing. 
12. Enjoy!