Chicken Picado Recipe

Chicken Picado is a quick and easy, healthy chicken recipe that is perfect for serving with rice, beans, tortillas, or cauliflower rice. It's a savory chicken, bell peppers and onion dish with a flavorful tomato-based sauce. 

Makes 4 servings.

Our Latin inspired cooking sauce takes this simple braised chicken dish up 100 notches, and makes it so easy to build the base of this sauce - loaded with garlic, herbs, chilies, vegetables, and a touch of dates for a perfect balance of sweetness - already prepared for you in each bottle!

Tip: This recipe works with any of our starter sauces! Swap out the flavor of sauce for a whole new culinary experience every time you make it!

Ingredients

  • 1 to 1-1/2 lb boneless, skinless chicken breast or thigh, cut into 2" pieces
  • 1 bell pepper, sliced (any color)
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 1 bottle Mesa de Vida Latin Inspired Cooking Sauce
  • 1/4 cup broth
  • Salt and hot sauce to taste

Directions

  1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat, when hot add chicken, bell peppers and onion. Cook until chicken is golden brown on both sides
  2. Pour in Mesa de Vida Latin Inspired Cooking Sauce, broth salt and hot sauce to taste. Bring to a simmer then lower the heat to low.
  3. Cover and cook for 25-30 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken is tender and cooked through.
Serve with hot cooked rice, beans, tortillas, or over cauliflower rice.
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