Mexican-style Chipotle Chicken with Black Bean Rice & Corn Salsa

Serving size

1 person 2 people 4 people

Ingredients

1 pepper
1 onion
110g baby tomatoes
140g sweetcorn

(sweetcorn, water, salt)
1 handful of fresh coriander
1 unwaxed lime
300g diced British Free Range chicken breast
1 tbsp Mexican spice mix

(Oregano, Smoked Paprika, Coriander, Cumin)
10g chicken stock powder

(Chicory Extract, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavouring, Salt, Onion Powder, Chicken Stock Powder, Rapeseed Oil.)
1 tbsp chipotle chilli paste

(Water, Ground Chipotle Chillies, Onion, Tomato Puree, Spirit Vinegar, Garlic, Salt, Ground Coriander)
230g black beans

(Rehydrated black beans, water, salt.)
1 tsp ground cumin
100g rice (brown)

(100% Brown Rice)

Allergens

None

Nutritional Information

Typical values	per 100g	per portion
Energy	108Kcal	686Kcal
	451kJ	2870kJ
Fat	2.3g	15g
of which saturates	0.5g	2.9g
Carbohydrates	15g	93g
of which sugars	2.6g	17g
Protein	8.9g	57g
Salt	0.33g	2.1g
Fibre	3.7g	24g

Ingredients

1 pepper (use half)
100g rice (brown) (use half)

(100% Brown Rice)
1 handful of fresh coriander (use half)
10g chicken stock powder (use half)

(Chicory Extract, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavouring, Salt, Onion Powder, Chicken Stock Powder, Rapeseed Oil.)
1 onion (use half)
230g black beans (use half)

(Rehydrated black beans, water, salt.)
1 tsp ground cumin (use half)
140g sweetcorn (use half)

(sweetcorn, water, salt)
1 tbsp Mexican spice mix (use half)

(Oregano, Smoked Paprika, Coriander, Cumin)
1 unwaxed lime (use half)
110g baby tomatoes (use half)
150g diced British Free Range chicken breast
1 tbsp chipotle chilli paste (use half)

(Water, Ground Chipotle Chillies, Onion, Tomato Puree, Spirit Vinegar, Garlic, Salt, Ground Coriander)

Allergens

None

Nutritional Information

Typical values	per 100g	per portion
Energy	108Kcal	686Kcal
	451kJ	2870kJ
Fat	2.3g	15g
of which saturates	0.5g	2.9g
Carbohydrates	15g	93g
of which sugars	2.6g	17g
Protein	8.9g	57g
Salt	0.33g	2.1g
Fibre	3.7g	24g

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High protein 2/3 daily fibre 7 plants Low sat fat

Mexican-style Chipotle Chicken with Black Bean Rice & Corn Salsa

Prep time: 20 mins

Total time: 35 mins

Cuisine: Mexican

Food group: Poultry

Fill your kitchen with the flavours of a Mexican fiesta. Free-range chicken sizzled with spicy chipotle, Mexican spices and juicy tomatoes. Cumin-spiked black bean rice to up the fibre. A corn and tomato salsa on the side to amp up the party. And is it really complete without a spritz of lime?

Cooking Instructions

The protein cooking time listed in this recipe has been updated.

As of December 2025, we've revised cooking times for all our proteins to reflect improved food safety guidance.

Check out the latest recommended times in our Cooking Guidelines.

Before you start

Bring a medium saucepan filled with salted water to a boil
Pull out a medium frying pan, a medium bowl, a measuring jug & a sieve

Get the rice on

Add the rice to the saucepan and boil for 25-30 mins, until cooked, then drain

Make the salsa

Thinly slice the onion. Halve the tomatoes. Drain the sweetcorn. Roughly chop the coriander. Quarter the lime
To the medium bowl, add the sweetcorn, half the onion, half the tomatoes and half the coriander
Squeeze in the juice from half the lime. Add 1 tsp olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Mix and set aside

Build the dish

Thinly slice the pepper
Heat the medium frying pan with 1 tsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the pepper and the remaining onion and tomatoes. Cook for 4-6 mins, until softened. Season with salt and pepper
Add the chicken and Mexican spice mix and cook for 4 mins, until golden
Add the stock powder, chipotle and 200ml hot water (100ml for 1 person) to the pan and bring to a boil. Simmer for 15 mins, stirring regularly, until the chicken is cooked through and the sauce thickens

Finish the rice

Drain and rinse the beans
Rinse the empty rice saucepan and reheat with 1 tsp oil on medium heat. Once hot, add the cumin and cook for 30 secs, then add the beans and cooked rice
Cook for 1-2 mins, until the beans are heated through. Season with a pinch of salt

Plate up

Check your chicken is cooked through by cutting a large piece in half; the flesh should be white and the juices running clear
Share the chipotle chicken between bowls, with the black bean rice and corn salsa alongside. Scatter over the remaining coriander. Serve with the remaining lime wedges