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Southwestern Rice Bowls

Difficutly: very easy
Time: 5 Min
Portion: 1 serving
Ingredients:
1 box Zatarain\’s Spanish Rice (to prepare this, you will need a can of diced tomatoes, we actually use a can of Rotel tomatoes… but use whatever you like)
1-2 Seasoned chicken breasts (seasoned with taco seasoning), cooked, and diced
1 can refried beans
1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
1 can corn, drained
lettuce, shredded
cheddar cheese, shredded
olives, sliced
fresh tomatoes, diced
sour cream
tortilla chips (or strips), crumbled

Chipotle ranch dressing:
1 c. ranch dressing (bottled or make your own)
7-10 shakes Tabasco sauce (or any kind of hot sauce)
1/2 tsp. cumin
a few drops lime juice
(adjust any of the ingredients to taste)
Directions:
In a medium saucepot, prepare Spanish rice. In a different small pot, heat refried beans. In another pot or pan, heat corn and black beans. While everything is heating up, combine sauce ingredients. In each bowl (makes 3-4 bowls), layer refried beans, a little cheese, rice, chicken, a few drizzles of Chipotle ranch dressing, black beans and corn, a little more cheese, lettuce, olives, tomatoes, sour cream, and tortilla chips/strips.

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