We served this meal to a friend with vegetarian leanings and he absolutely LOVED the corn/bean salad. With the kids just wanting to eat the meat, it was a good mix for both of them!
The ingredients:
4 Tbs. olive oil
1 medium red onion, diced
2 large garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 tsp. crushed red pepper (optional)
Juice of 2 limes
3 Tbs. honey
1 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. cumin
6 chicken tenders (or salmon fillets)
1 red bell pepper, diced
1 box (10-oz.) frozen corn (or can)
1/2 cup chicken stock
1 can (15-oz.) black beans, rinsed and drained
2-3 Tbs. fresh cilantro, chopped
6 cups baby spinach, chopped
Preheat skillet over medium heat with 2 tablespoons olive oil. Add onions, garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, cumin, salt, and pepper (the spice). Saute 3 minutes. While the onions are cooking, preheat a medium skillet over med-high heat with remaining 2 tablespoons of oil. In a shallow dish or plastic bag, combine juice of 1 lime, honey, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Add chicken breasts (or salmon fillets) to lime-honey mix and toss to coat thoroughly. Add seasoned chicken/salmon to hot skillet and cook until just cooked through: 3-5 minutes on each side.
To the cooked onions, add bell peppers and corn and cook another minute.
(I decided to throw in an orange pepper too)
Add chicken stock and continue to cook for 2 minutes. Add black beans and cook until heated through. Remove skillet from heat and add juice of second lime, cilantro, and spinach. Toss to wilt spinach. Serve salmon/chicken on top of warm black bean and corn salad. Serves 6.
Enjoy!
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