Recipe: Chicken Power Bowl

Chicken Power Bowl

Using brown rice, fresh tomatoes and kale, strips of chicken, avocado, and big dollops of black bean dip to make a tasty dinner.

  • 2 cups cooked brown rice (seasoned with hot sauce)
  • 1 cup kale (baby leaves ready to serve)
  • 2 each tomatoes (cored and cut in quarters)
  • 2 each chicken breasts (shredded)
  • 1 each avocado (cut in quarters)
  • 2 cups pureed black beans
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 2 each limes (juice)
  • 1 tablespoon pepitas
  1. Cook the rice according to package directions. Season with hot sauce.

  2. Puree the black beans. Use canned and drain them then puree them.

  3. Cook and shred the chicken or use leftover chicken.

  4. Cut the avocados in half and remove the pit. Peel away the skin and cut in wedges.

  5. Assemble: place the rice on the bottom, followed by kale, tomato, chicken, avocado, pepitas, and oil and lime juice. Serve hot.

Entree
Mexican

Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII

Judy Doherty, MPS, PCII discovered her love of cooking at her grandmother's side, stirring raisin oatmeal on a Saturday morning. By 15 she had her first food service job. At 18 she was accepted to the Culinary Institute of America, where she graduated second in her class, then went on to the Fachschule Richemont in Switzerland to study pastry arts and baking. A decade with Hyatt Hotels followed before she founded Food and Health Communications with a single conviction: food that is good for you should taste extraordinary.

Judy holds a Master of Professional Studies in Food Business from the Culinary Institute of America, a Bachelor of Science in Culinary Arts from Johnson and Wales University (Summa Cum Laude), two art certificates from UC Berkeley Extension, and the CIA's Pro Chef II certification. She has earned the American Culinary Federation Bronze Medal, Gold Medal, and ACF Chef of the Year award.

Today she develops every recipe on this site, shoots and styles food through her food photography and motion studio, and publishes nutrition education materials for dietitians, schools, extension offices, and health professionals through nutritioneducationstore.com. She uses the latest nutritional science and Dietary Guidelines to drive her creativity — whether that means a new twist on fajitas or Italian brownies made with toasted nuts and cooked honey. Her mission has never changed: help everyone make food that tastes as good as it is for them.

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