Mojo Chicken with Black Beans and Rice

I love cuban food. Living in Florida I have grown accustomed to it. That is one good thing they do down here! Cuban Food.  Of course, I can only do what a single white female is capabale of..and that is the generic , easy version of Mojo marinated Chicken with canned black beans and Uncle Bens white rice.


So I usually have some roasted chicken breast, bone-in /boneless laying around the fridge which I would coarsely chop..but this time I had a whole chicken that was taking up space in my freezer and I couldnt fit in  my tub of Friendly's Ice Cream.  Yes I roasted a whole chicken..its easy and simple..so Im not going to post the recipe..just the cool pics.

Before

After

I did quarter a whole onion and chopped up fresh Rosemary from my herb garden and stuck it inside the bird.

Ok..so I chopped up a bunch of chicken , coarsely and put it in a frying pan on med/low heat with about 1/4 cup of Mojo Marinade...this is just to give the chicken some flavor and heat it up.

I chopped up about 1/4 C of Onion and 1 clove of Garlic and put it in a hot small saucepan with about 1 TBS of Olive Oil, cook a few minutes until onion is translucent and the garlic is not brown. Pour in a soup sized can of Black Beans with the liquid and just cook on med/low heat until hot. I also put in s/p and Crystal Hot sauce to taste.

I have already cooked 1 cup of white rice in a pot..you can cook whatever kind of rice you like, whether it be white, brown, minute rice..whatever you can get done fast and easy. I cooked my rice with coconut water this time and it gave the rice a sweet flavor that really went well with the savory of the chicken and beans.

This is really easy to make for one person or 6 people and its sooo yummy..but be careful with the black beans..farting will ensue with a vengenace..you have been warned!