Recipes with chicken and rice
10 verified Mexican recipes with chicken and rice.
Mexican-style chicken and rice is home cooking at its purest: one-pot red rice with chicken, chicken-and-rice broth, green poblano rice with chicken. A complete, budget-friendly meal — the kind that makes weeknight cooking worth it.
This page gathers 10 verified Mexican recipes with chicken and rice, ordered A to Z — including Mexican Chicken and Rice, Mexican Rice Bowl with Chicken, Chipotle-Style Burrito Bowl. Total times range from 35 to 120 minutes, so there are weeknight options as well as weekend pot-cooking projects. The quickest is Fajita Bowl (35 minutes in total). Indicative UK price: £4.99 per 1.5kg (researched for our cost estimates).
Mexican Chicken and Rice
Rice cooked with chicken and vegetables, a complete homestyle dish.
65 minmedia6 servings
Mexican Rice Bowl with Chicken
Tex-Mex bowl with spiced chicken, rice, beans and toppings.
50 minfacil4 servings
Chipotle-Style Burrito Bowl
Bowl of rice, beans, grilled chicken, sweetcorn and guacamole in Chipotle style.
45 minfacil2 servings
Chipotle-Style Carnitas Bowl
Carnitas bowl with all the Tex-Mex trimmings.
120 minmedia6 servings
Chicken and Bean Burrito
Shredded chipotle chicken with black beans and rice in a flour tortilla.
45 minfacil4 servings
Mission-Style Burrito
Giant Mission SF burrito with rice, beans and choice of meat.
70 minmedia4 servings
Caldo Xóchitl (Clear Mexican Chicken Broth)
A clear, light chicken broth with diced vegetables, serrano chilli and lime, a comforting classic from Mexico City cuisine.
45 minfacil6 servings
Empanadas de Amarillo (Yellow Mole)
Oaxacan empanadas filled with yellow mole and chicken.
55 minmedia8 servings
Fajita Bowl
Tex-Mex bowl with chicken, rice, beans, guacamole, and pico de gallo.
35 minfacil4 servings
Pollo de San Marcos (San Marcos Fair Chicken in Dried Chile Sauce)
Chicken in rich dried chile sauce from the San Marcos Fair in Aguascalientes.
90 minmedia4 servings
Frequently asked questions
How many recipes with chicken and rice are there on Recetas Mexas?
We have 10 published Mexican recipes using chicken and rice, all with verified ingredients, steps and timings. A few examples: Mexican Chicken and Rice, Mexican Rice Bowl with Chicken, Chipotle-Style Burrito Bowl.
What's the quickest recipe with chicken and rice?
Fajita Bowl, ready in 35 minutes in total. The rest of the recipes on this page range from 35 to 120 minutes.
How much does chicken and rice cost in the UK?
The indicative price we use in our cost estimates is £4.99 per 1.5kg, researched across UK supermarkets and Mexican grocers. Each recipe page shows its calculated cost.
I've got chicken and rice and not much else — what can I cook?
Use our "What can I cook?" tool: tick chicken and rice plus whatever else you have at home and it tells you which recipes you can make in full and which are only one ingredient away.
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Recipes curated by Edmond Bojalil. Last updated: 2026-06-17.
Founder, Recetas Mexas
Mexican from Puebla, IT professional and foodie. Author of 1000+ authentic Mexican recipes adapted for home kitchens worldwide. Based in Madrid since 2018.
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