I had some odds and ends I needed to use up, so I built a meal prep around them — Knorr Mexican Rice and a can of black beans from the hurricane stash, plus roasted corn and chicken molé from Trader Joe’s. I knew I wouldn’t have enough starch, so I made a quick batch of fideo seco to fill it out. The corn needed some richness, so I leaned into a street corn vibe with a little mayo, Tajín, lime, and cotija. Hopefully this one’ll be a good one! I’ll put the recipe in the comments.
by FloriDan_
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Chicken Molé Bowls
(Knorr Mexican Rice + Tomaté Fideo + Tajín Street Corn + Black Beans + TJ’s Chicken Mole)
Yield 6 bowls
Starch Base (≈ 6 cups total)
1 envelope Knorr Mexican Rice (prepared ≈ 3 cups)
6 oz dry fideo (≈ 3 cups cooked)
1 tsp Knorr Caldo de Tomate powder 1 cup water | 1 tsp tomato paste (opt.)small pat butter1 tsp neutral oil
Toast fideo 4–6 min until deep golden. Whisk Caldo and tomato paste into liquid and add gradually; simmer 5–6 min until tender and liquid absorbed. Stir in butter and fold into rice. Cool before layering.
Tajín Street Corn (≈ 3 cups)
3 cups TJ’s Roasted Corn (about ¾ of a bag)
3–4 Tbsp mild green chiles
½ tsp Tajín
1½ Tbsp mayonnaise
1 tsp lime juice
1 tsp olive oil or bacon fat
Pinch sugar
1 Tbsp cotija or feta (opt.)
Char corn 2–3 min in dry skillet. Add oil or fat; cook 2–3 min more until deep golden. Add chiles 1 min, remove from heat, stir in Tajín, mayo, lime, and sugar. Cool. Add cheese after reheat if using.
Black Beans
1 (15.5 oz) can black beans (drained ≈ 1¼ cups total)
Pinch salt + squeeze lime
Rinse, drain, toss with salt and lime. No need to heat.
Protein
1 lb (16 oz) TJ’s Chicken Mole ≈ 2¾ oz per bowl
Warm gently to loosen sauce, then cool before portioning. Brighten mole with pinch sugar + squeeze lime and salt if needed before portioning.
Toppings
Cilantro or scallionCrema or sour creamExtra Tajín or lime
Reheat (from frozen)
Vent lid; microwave 3 min @ 50 %. Stir; heat 1–1½ min full power until hot. Add toppings after heating.
Layering & Portions (for 6 bowls)
Base – 1 cup rice/fideo
Beans – ¼ cup
Corn – ⅓ cup
Mole – 2¾ oz