Made With Peace Chicken Bowls™

From Kortney’s Cozy Kitchen™  

Simple healing food made with peace.

Tonight’s dinner came together almost accidentally.

I started with chicken, zucchini, frozen corn, and a few ingredients already sitting in the kitchen. The tomatillos, garlic, and jalapeño became a roasted green salsa blended together while the corn roasted slowly in the skillet before turning into a creamy street-corn side dish.

By the time dinner was finished, the house smelled warm and comforting, and my son grabbed a full plate to take with him before heading out with friends.

Sometimes, the meals that do not seem like much while cooking become the ones people remember most.

Ingredients

12 oz chicken tenders or chicken breasts  

1 zucchini, chopped  

5 oz frozen corn  

2 tomatillos  

1 jalapeño  

2 garlic cloves  

5½ oz rice  

10 oz water  

Quesadilla blend shredded cheese  

Queso fresco, crumbled  

1–1½ tablespoons mayonnaise  

Fiesta seasoning  

Blackened chili seasoning  

Garlic salt  

Salt and pepper  

Small splash of vinegar  

Fresh cilantro if desired  

Instructions

Cook the Rice

Add rice and water to a saucepan with a pinch of garlic salt.

Bring to a gentle boil, cover, reduce the heat to low, and cook until tender.

Make the Roasted Green Salsa

Roast tomatillos, jalapeño, and garlic in a skillet with a small drizzle of oil until softened and lightly blistered.

Add to a blender with a small splash of vinegar, salt, and pepper.

Blend until smooth.

Cook the Chicken & Zucchini

Season chicken and zucchini with fiesta seasoning, blackened chili seasoning, and garlic salt.

Cook the chicken in a skillet until golden and cooked through.

Add zucchini and cook until tender.

Pour the fresh green salsa over the chicken and zucchini mixture and stir together gently.

Make the Mexican Street Corn

Add frozen corn to a lightly oiled skillet.

Cook until lightly roasted, with golden-brown spots.

Lower the heat and stir in mayonnaise and shredded quesadilla cheese until creamy.

Top with crumbled queso fresco.

Assemble

Serve the chicken and zucchini mixture over rice if desired.

Add the Mexican street corn on the side.

Top with extra queso fresco or cilantro if desired.

Balanced.

Comforting.

Made with peace.