58 Reviews of Chicken with Black Beans and Rice

From: Lorac

On May 19, 2002

When a Maine-iac cooks Cuban food, what do you get? A fantast-iac dish! You are right, Balsamic vinegar works magic. I substituted leftover cooked ham and would recommend it instead of chicken. It's a keeper for sure.

From: Roosie

On Oct 26, 2004

What a wonderful, quick, easy, filling, tasty rainy Monday night dinner! I halved the recipe and used leftover cooked brown rice. We did only use 1 huge chicken breast for the half recipe. I also subbed the pepper flakes with Zhoug #57689 (wonderful stuff!) and the pimentos for roasted red, orange and yellow peppers. This is a lovely dish with great flavor and wonderful colors- the black beans, white chicken and rice, red pimentos! I was wondering if the balsamic would make this taste weird or somehow Mediterranean, but it definitely does not- it just adds a wonderful rich flavor. So simple and so good! I was thinking this might be nice with tofu instead of the chicken, too. Thanks for a great we're-starving-and-tired dinner!

From: yamakarasu

On Jun 20, 2007

I just made this and it was wonderful! I used some cooked shredded chicken so this was a quick meal to put together. I really liked how you use all the liquid with the black beans, rather than just rinsing the beans. It turned into a very tasty sauce! I skipped the pimentos and added sliced zucchini with the onions and garlic, and served this over brown rice. This was such a healthy meal and full of flavour. Plus everyone loved it! I'm sure I'll make this again. Thank you!

From: Helenic Hottie

On Jul 12, 2007

This was very good however didn't have the real Latin flavor I am used to. I think what happened is that there was waaay to more oregano than necessary. I new right away when I saw 2 tsp that it would be too much. So I only added 1 and still it was too strong and over powering. When I make my blk beans I shake my oregano 1x over my pot and THATS it! I can appreciate oregano also because not only am I South American but I am also 1/2 Greek. Still anyone who feels like myself, easy on the oregano =}

From: Ginny Sue

On May 26, 2004

This dish is so good - it tastes like it's been cooking for hours when it actually takes less than an hour. The flavor is wonderful. I used some leftover cooked turkey that I had instead of the chicken. This would be good served as a filling for tortillas.

From: mermaidmagic

On Sep 7, 2004

I did not add the pimentos to this dish because I really don't like them. Other than that, I cooked it exactly as stated and it was fabulous! I wish I could give it more than 5 stars. I enjoyed this dish so much. Thank you for sharing this healthy and delicious meal.

From: John W Wenzelburger

On May 31, 2006

very good add a can of kernel corn makes it even better and it even looks better.

From: Blon-Dish

On Mar 13, 2006

This was yummy and versatile - rolled it up in tortillas with cheese, sour cream and salsa and it was delish! Nice meal and makes great leftovers.

From: mianbao

On Feb 22, 2004

Add me to the list of fans. This is wonderful. I stuck to all the ingredients and amounts except that I used less chicken and substituted green bell peppers for pimento (couldn't get any). Thank you for this recipe.

From: KatieMom84

On Feb 4, 2005

Very flavorful recipe. The only thing that I would change is the oregano. I thought that 2 tsp. was just way too much. I ended up trying to scoop some of it out. I also added just a little more balsamic, just because we love it so much. Thank you for this recipe! I will be making it again!