Chicken Cilantro with Rice and Beans

Chicken Cilantro with Rice & Beans is a Mexican dish that combines golden pan-fried chicken breasts with a beautiful yellow rice mixture made with chopped fresh cilantro, pinto and black beans, yellow corn, red bell pepper, onions, garlic and stewed tomatoes. After adding the cooked chicken, this colorful rice mixture cooks on the stovetop in only 30 minutes - no stirring necessary! Preparation is easy - just a matter of chopping up a few veggies and opening a few cans. Throw it all in a large skillet and come back in a half an hour for a delicious and satisfying dinner! Yellow rice gets its yellow color and unique flavor from saffron, a spice that comes from a flower native to Southwest Asia. Though saffron is considered the world's most expensive spice by weight, you can fortunately find packaged yellow rice at a very low cost in the rice and beans section of most grocery stores. The photo above shows two chicken breasts resting on a generous helping of the rice and bean mixture, but you can certainly arrange this dish any way you prefer. Though this Mexican chicken and rice dish is enough to satisfy anyone's hunger, if you'd like to add a side dish or two to this meal, cornbread and a salad are perfect compliments.