Instructions: Cut chicken up into bite-size pieces.

In frying pan, cook chicken in olive oil until no longer pink; sprinkle with spices and stir to coat evenly. Drain tomatoes, and add liquid to frying pan, reserving tomatoes. Add water and salsa, and bring mixture to a boil. Stir in rice, cover and reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes; then stir in beans and tomatoes; then cover and simmer 3 minutes more. Stir in 1 cup of cheese, and remove from heat. Serve with remaining cheese, and garnish with sour cream and avocado slices.

Entered into MC by JaneStarr from Farmington, CT

National Chicken Contest. It represents CT in the finals of this contest to be held in Dallas this May. It was designed for her husband, Cy, following his kidney transplant.

I Estimated the number of servings at 4 and changed it from"4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-size pieces" to 4 chicken breast halves w/o skin. I entered nutritional info from Minute Brand Instant Brown Rice (1/2 cup, 43g, 1.5g tot fat,170

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