Sheet Pan Blackened Chicken Cauliflower Bowl
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Sheet Pan Blackened Chicken Cauliflower Bowl is packed with tender juicy chicken and cauliflower that’s coated in blackened seasoning, black beans, avocado, mango, cilantro, and Cilantro Lime Ranch dressing. So good, hearty, and healthy!
I love this meal!!
Actually, I love any sheet pan meal because it’s just so darn easy!!
SHEET PAN BLACKENED CHICKEN CAULIFLOWER BOWL
I coated cauliflower and chicken in a homemade blackened seasoning and then roasted them in the oven. Black beans, avocado, mango salsa, and Cilantro Lime Ranch rounded out the toppings and I piled them all over basmati rice. So good!
This is a tasty, healthy, and convenient meal. We like ‘meals in a bowl’ (as my boys call it) because each one of us can cater it to our liking. As well, you can sub any vegetable. If you don’t like cauliflower, try broccoli instead.
Also, it makes a great meal prep meal. You can cut the chicken and cauliflower in advance as well as make the Cilantro Lime Ranch. In addition, you can cook rice in advance.
This meal comes together relatively quickly even though it’s not all made on a sheet pan. Cutting the chicken and cauliflower takes the longest time. However, it takes my oven a while to come to temperature, so I couldn’t cook it any faster. Feel free to purchase and use precut cauliflower and chicken tenders. It will save some time.
I use canned black beans if I don’t have any leftovers from my Slow Cooker Black Bean recipe.
You can serve this over salad greens, quinoa, or rice. I used rice. As soon as you cook the chicken and cauliflower in the oven, start your rice, and they’ll both be done about the same time.
INGREDIENTS
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The chicken and cauliflower can also be grilled or cooked in an air fryer.
Consider doubling the recipe for lunches.
- Chicken. I used boneless, skinless chicken breasts. You can use thighs.
- Cauliflower. You can sub broccoli.
- Black beans.
- Avocado.
- Mango. Peaches are good in the summer as well.
- Rice. You can use quinoa or salad greens.
- Seasonings – paprika, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, cayenne, and Everything Seasoning (sprinkled over the top.)
- Lemon. You’ll want the zest and the juice.
- Olive oil.
- Cilantro.
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SHEET PAN BLACKENED CHICKEN CAULIFLOWER BOWL
Ingredients
- 1.5 pounds Chicken or thighs, cubed
- 1 large head Cauliflower cut into florets
- 15 ounces black beans rinsed and drained
- 1 or 2 medium avocados sliced
- 2 medium Mango diced
- 1 cup Rice cooked according to package directions
- 1 medium lime zested and juiced
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro chopped, more or less as you like
Blackened seasoning
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- ¼ to ½ teaspoon salt and pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon Everything Seasoning
Cilantro Lime Ranch
- 1 cup Greek yogurt or sour cream
- ¾ cup fresh cilantro this is in addition to above, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ cup pickled jalapenos diced
- 2 medium limes zested and juiced
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a sheet pan with aluminum foil.
- Combine all the seasonings (except Everything Seasoning): paprika, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, and cayenne.
- Cut chicken into cubes and cauliflower into florets. Toss with seasonings and spread into a single layer on your prepared sheet pan.
- Cook rice according to the package directions.
- Slice avocado and dice mango.
- Mix the yogurt, cilantro, garlic powder, onion powder, jalapenos, cilantro, and lime juice. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Dived the rice into four bowls. Top with chicken, black beans, avocado, mango, cilantro, and dressing. Juice lime juice over everything. Garnish with Everything seasoning. Serve.
- Refrigerate any leftovers in an airtight container.
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.
This looks so delicious and fresh for a summer dinner. I’m looking forward to trying it!