Ingredients:
3 Boneless chicken breasts – cut into chunks
1 Cup uncooked rice
2 Bell peppers – sliced
2 Jalapeño peppers
8 Cloves garlic
1 Bunch scallions
½ Sweet onion – sliced
3 Bananas – sliced
1 pint grape tomatoes
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon lime juice
Juice of ½ lime
1 handful of cilantro – chopped
Dashes of sea salt
Dashes of fresh ground black pepper
Dashes of cinnamon
Dash of turmeric
Olive oil for drizzling
Prepare the rice as directed adding a dash of cinnamon and turmeric in the water. When the rice is cooked set it aside.
Heat a griddle with a drizzle of olive oil and place the two Jalapeños on the griddle plus the bell peppers, 4 cloves of garlic, the scallions and sweet onions to grill to a golden color. When the Jalapeños are finished grilling, slice them. Place the sliced bananas on the griddle last, let each side of the banana get golden.
Place the grape tomatoes in a food processor and give a few chops, to do not over process, leave a little chunky.
While the veggies are grilling heat a separate frying pan with a drizzle of olive oil and place the other 4 cloves of garlic in the pan. Place the chicken in the pan and season with few dashes of sea salt and fresh ground black pepper. When the chicken is a beautiful golden color and cooked through, place in the bowl with the veggies.
Place the grape tomatoes in a food processor and give a few chops, to do not over process, leave a little chunky.
Drizzle a little olive oil in the pan the chicken was cooked in. Add the tomatoes to the pan. Combine 1 tablespoon of lime juice and 1 tablespoon of brown sugar and add to the tomatoes to simmer for a minute or two.
Add the rice to the bowl.
Top the veggies with the tomatoes and add the rice. Add the freshly chopped cilantro and the squeeze the juice of ½ a lime over the dish.
This is a different and delicious way to cook up some chicken.
Enjoy with Lots of Love,
Catherine
xo
Wanda says
Yummy!!!!~
Les rêves d'une boulangère (Brittany) says
What a unique recipe! I don't think I have ever used grilled bananas in a savoury dish!
Dennis says
I might try this recipe it looks good, though I'm not use to this kind of dish. Thanks for the post.
SravsCulinaryConcepts says
wow looks so delicious and wonderful !!
Joanne says
Grilled bananas sound so good in this! They have such a great intense flavor!
Pegasuslegend says
wow is this ever a hit!~ Amazing winner you have here my dear delish!
Chaya says
This is a brilliant recipe. Bananas give the dish a whole new feel.
Dieter Moitzi says
Again that sounds delicious. I once tried a recipe of chicken with bananas and it ended up a real unsavoury mess; it looked like something already eaten and half-digested, ugh! But yours looks worth a try. Do you use a special kind of bananas or just, you know, the common ones you get in every supermarket?
Reeni says
I love the little surprise ingredient in here with the bananas Catherine! Delicious!
Platanos Mangoes and Me says
Sounds quite ineteresting especially with the additione of the bananas. I would probably use the ripe plantain instead. Great combination and a great post.
Vanessa says
Really useful data, much thanks for your article.