Blackstone Tex Mex Chicken and Lime Cauliflower Rice

Try out our tex mex chicken with lime cauliflower rice for dinner tonight. This is a Mexican chicken marinade We make and allows the chicken to soak in all the rich flavors. Toss in a skillet or on your Blackstone and cook up a chicken and cauliflower rice bowl.

This Blackstone chicken recipe is always a hit in our home. Top with lime juice and sour cream, or pile high with lettuce, tomatoes, and all your other favorite toppings. Or whip up our Philly Cheesesteaks.

This is one chicken dinner idea we make over and over again in our home. It’s simple, quick, and a lower carb dinner.

Why Make This Tex Mex Chicken

Easy Prep – A no fuss easy prep dinner that you can throw together. We do recommend marinating the chicken for at least 30 minutes.

Marinated chicken – we tend to make our marinade for chicken in the morning and let it soak through the day. This helps to enhance the flavor.

Blackstone Recipe or Skillet Dinner – we have made this Tex Mex Chicken and cauliflower rice on our Blackstone griddle and on the stove. You can choose what fits you best. Directions for both are in the recipe card.

Low Carb Dinner – This is a lighter version to say classic rice and Mexican chicken. The riced cauliflower has tons of flavor and even our 5 year old enjoys it.

Ingredients You Need

Chicken – we love using thin sliced chicken breast we diced up. Any boneless chicken works great. If you use tenderloin cut, remove tenderloin before slicing to prevent chewy chicken.

Oil – Vegetable or canola are what we recommend. Olive oil has a tendency to smoke when it gets too hot, and this recipe is cooked at higher heat.

Lime – Not only does the lime flavor the chicken and diced cauliflower, it also helps to tenderize the chicken and lock in moisture when it cooks.

Chili Seasoning, Salt, Pepper, Garlic Powder, Garlic Salt Seasonings used for flavoring the dish.

Worcestershire Sauce – This little ingredient adds a nice depth of flavor to the chicken marinade!

Cauliflower Rice – Fresh or frozen works! We toss our cauli-rice in the pan or on the Blackstone frozen!

Tools Needed

You can make this Tex Mex Chicken and cauliflower in a skillet, so we give you both options to try out.

• Blackstone Griddle Grill or 2 Skillets for Stovetop Cooking
• Tongs or spatula
• Lime Juicer
• Squeeze Bottle
• Meat Thermometer

How to Make

Step 1: Slice your chicken into strips. Remove any fat trimming it as you go.

Step 2: Place chicken in bag or a container. Add all the ingredients for the Mexican chicken marinade in the bag.

Step 3: Seal the bag and massage it, mixing all the ingredients around. Once mixed place in fridge for 30 minutes or up to overnight to marinate.

Step 4: Preheat your griddle to medium-high heat for 10 minutes. Add a drizzle of oil and spread around to coat the top.

Step 5: Next toss the chicken on one side cooking for 3-4 minutes then flipping the chicken over.

Step 6: On the other side of the flat top griddle add your cauliflower rice. Drizzle on a little water and spread it out to a thin layer and lightly season it. Drizzle half of a lime over the top of rice.

Step 7: When the chicken is done remove from the griddle and add a splash of water to lift off some of the marinade on the griddle.

Step 8: Move the cauliflower rice to the chicken area to soak up the flavor of the marinade. Then remove from the griddle.

Step 9: Place your lime chicken and diced cauliflower into a bowl or eat it separately if you prefer. Add on Mexican shredded cheese or Cotija cheese, sour cream, fresh lime juice, salsa, etc.

Meal Prep Chicken and Cauliflower Rice

Want a meal prep dish? This chicken and cauliflower rice is great for meal prepping. grab your sealed container and add in some of the chicken, followed by rice.

Then top with some cheese and in a separate compartment or container add the salsa, diced veggies, etc of choice. Then eat cold or heat in the microwave if you prefer.

Variations To Recipe

• You could change out the Mexican chicken marinade recipe if you want a different flavor.
• Sauté some peppers and onions to go with the dish. We love green bell peppers and yellow onions.
• Toss on other veggies and cook with the cauliflower rice.
• Use pre-cooked regular rice if not a fan of cauliflower rice.
• Add veggies like peas and carrots into cauliflower rice to be more of a fried rice.

Practical notes

How long do you cook chicken on Blackstone?

Since our chicken was thinly sliced we cooked it for about 3-5 minutes per side. You want the chicken to be fully cooked and read 165 degrees internally when done.

Is chicken good on the Blackstone?

We find the Blackstone helps to elevate the flavor of the chicken. You can even get some char that will help seal in more flavor of the chicken marinade and seasonings used. u003cbru003e

Can we make this on the stovetop?

If you do not own a Blackstone grill just grab 2 skillets to cook on the stove. It’s this way as well and we share full directions in the recipe card!

How to store leftovers?

You will store any Mexican chicken and diced cauliflower in an airtight container for 2-3 days in the fridge. If you want you are welcome to freeze as well.

How to reheat leftovers?

Place chicken and cauliflower on a plate or in a bowl. Place a damp paper towel on top and head in the microwave till warm.u003cbru003eOr warm in a skillet on stove or your griddle. If you do this method add 2-3 tablespoons water to help ensure it doesn’t fry out chicken and cauliflower.

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Ingredients

Makes 4 -6 servings

Mexican Chicken Marinade

• 3-4 chicken breasts, trimmed and sliced thin
• 1 limes
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
• 3 tablespoons oil

Cauliflower Rice

• 24 ounces cauliflower rice, fresh or frozen
• 1/2 lime, squeezed
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt with parsley

Equipment

• Squeeze Bottle
• Blackstone Adventure Ready 2-Burner 28″ Outdoor Griddle
• Blackstone Griddle Accessories Kit

Method

1. In a Ziploc Bag or container you want to start by thinly slicing your raw chicken. Trim the meat if there is any fat that needs to be removed.
2. Once done, add in 1 full lime that you juice, discard lime after juicing. Toss in the oil, chili powder, garlic powder and onion powder.
3. Seal bag and massage the mixture to coat all the chicken with the Mexican chicken marinade. Refrigerate for 30 minutes to overnight.
4. Preheat your grill to medium high heat for at least 10 minutes when you are great to cook on the Blackstone.
5. Squirt a little oil down on the griddle and toss on your chicken. Let it cook 3-5 minutes per side until done. Once the chicken is done remove from the griddle.
6. While the chicken is cooking you will take your cauliflower rice and place on the other side of the griddle. You can squirt the riced cauliflower with a little water to help steam the cauliflower.
7. Season with the garlic salt with parsley and 1/2 of a lime squeezed. Cook until it begins to char a little bit.
8. When the chicken is done, remove the chicken and move the cauliflower rice over to the area where the chicken was. Squirt a little water over the area, it will help pull the marinade that is stuck to the griddle and flavor your rice.
9. Once rice is seasoned, remove from the griddle as well.
10. Place the lime cauliflower rice in a bowl, top with chicken, and sour cream, salsa, etc. toppings of choice.
11. Serve up this easy Tex Mex chicken and lime cauliflower rice for an easy dinner recipe.

Kitchen notes

Skillet Directions –

1. Marinate chicken as directed above.
2. When it is time to cook add chicken to a hot skillet on medium heat. Cook until the chicken is fully cooked.
3. While chicken is cooking in another skillet add the cauliflower rice and seasonings. Mix well and cook until fully done. You will need to add 1/2 teaspoon of oil to the pan.
4. Once done assemble the bowl and enjoy.

Chicken

– You can do more chicken if you want, we have a family of 3 so we don’t eat a ton. But you are more than welcome to double the recipe if need be. Cauliflower rice – You can use fresh or frozen. If frozen thaw for a minute or two in the microwave. You do not want to toss a ton of frozen on the griddle as it can warp it. A little is okay but you don’t want it all to be frozen. Storage – Store in the fridge for 3-4 days. Then reheat or eat cold. You can also meal prep with this recipe very easily. Preheat Blackstone – we recommend preheating your Blackstone 5-10 minutes. This will help create a nice even cook top for your chicken and riced cauliflower.