Fajita Chicken Burrito Bowl & Orange Dream Bars
Fajita Chicken Burrito Bowl
Ingredients
For The Chicken and Peppers:
· 2 tbs fresh squeezed lime juice
· 1 tbs oil
· 2 large clove garlic, minced
· 1/2-1 tsp ground chili
· 1 tsp each ground cumin and salt
· 1 tbs fresh chopped cilantro,
· 4 large chicken thighs, skinless & boneless*
· 2 large bell peppers, cut into strips
For The Rice:
· 1/2 cup long grain white rice,
· 1 cup chicken stock (or broth)
· 2 clove garlic, minced
· 1-2 tbs lime juice, (juice of 1 lime)
· 2-3 tbs finely chopped cilantro,
· For Burrito Bowl:
· 5 cups Romaine lettuce leaves washed and strained dry
· 7 ounces can black beans, washed and drained
· 7 ounces corn
· 1/2 cup red onion, chopped*
· 1 avocado peeled, and sliced*
Dressing:
· 2 tbs olive oil
· 3 tbs freshly squeezed lime juice
· 1 tbs finely chopped cilantro
· 1 cloves garlic, crushed
· 1/2 tsp brown sugar
· 1/4 tsp ground Cumin
· 1/2 tsp salt
· 1/2-1 tsp red chili flakes (optional)
Instructions
For Chicken:
1. In a large shallow bowl, combine lime juice, oil, garlic, cumin, salt, chili, and cilantro; mix together. Add the chicken thighs and If time allows, let marinate for 30 minutes.
2. Heat a large skillet or pan (12-inch | 30cm) on medium-high heat until smoking. Add a drizzle of olive oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pan. Sear the chicken on both sides until golden, charred and cooked right through (about 8 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of your fillets). Flip them a couple of times while cooking so they get a nice even char.
3. Transfer chicken to a warm plate, loosely tent with foil and let rest.
4. Add the peppers to the skillet (drizzle with a little extra oil only if needed), and cook until soft and slightly charred. Season with salt and pepper.
For Rice:
1. While the chicken is marinading or cooking, cook rice: Combine together the rice, chicken stock (or broth), and garlic in a pot over high heat. Mix well and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cover with a lid until the rice is cooked through.
2. Fluff up rice with a fork and mix through lime juice and cilantro. Season to taste with salt and pepper, if needed.
3. Dressing:
4. Whisk dressing ingredients together to combine.
5. Assembly:
6. Combine lettuce, beans, corn, onion, and peppers into 4 bowls. Slice chicken into strips and arrange into bowls. Top each with avocado slices and drizzle with dressing.
*In flyer March 5-11, 2023
Recipe and photo credit: Café Delites
Orange Dream Bars
Ingredients
Crust:
· 1 cup unsalted butter
· 2 cups all-purpose flour
· ½ cup granulated sugar
· ¼ tsp salt
Filling:
· ½ cup fresh squeezed orange juice*
· Zest of 1 orange*
· 1 tsp orange extract
· 1 ½ cups granulated sugar*
· ¼ cup all-purpose flour*
· ½ tsp baking powder
· 4 large eggs*
· Powdered sugar for topping
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 9×13” pan with foil & spray with cooking spray.
2. Beat butter with a hand or a stand mixer until creamy, then add the flour, sugar, and salt and beat until a dough forms. (If you’re using a hand mixer it will take extra time.) Press the crust into the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake for 18 minutes.
3. A few minutes before the crust comes out of the oven, prepare the filling. Place all filling ingredients into a blender jar and blend until smooth, a few seconds to almost a minute, depending on your blender. You can also do this with a whisk in a large bowl.
4. Carefully pour filling over evenly over hot crust. Return to oven and bake until the top is no longer jiggly, about 20-23 minutes. Cool completely before dusting with powdered sugar & slicing into bars.
*In flyer March 5-11, 2023
Recipe and photo credit: Crazy for Crust