Cumin Chicken with Black Bean Stuffing
This Cumin Chicken with Black Bean Stuffing, created by Jeffrey Saad, is a delicious main dish option for Thanksgiving dinner!
If you want to change up your menu a bit for Thanksgiving this year, you’re going to love this post today!
Recently I was in Montana with these friends, who I consider very “warm” friends. I never dreamed I’d have friends all over the country when I started blogging 5 years ago, the connections being far more than acquaintances.
This group in particular is like family.
(Cheryl, Katie, Aggie, and me) :)
What are warm friends? When there are feelings of acceptance, love, lots of hugs, smiles, laughter, compliments, invitations, conversation, and encouragement.
Cumin Chicken with Black Bean Stuffing
Today I want to share with you Jeffrey Saad’s Cumin Chicken with Bush’s Black Bean Stuffing recipe. It’s fantastic and a great main dish to serve for Thanksgiving this year.
How comfortable are you cutting up a whole chicken? At our recent retreat, we got a great lesson from Jeffrey on how to cut a chicken.
W also did some grilling. We had 2 variations of the recipe, both turning out fantastic.
The taste and flavor from tossing the tortillas on the grill, and mixing in with the peppers to make a “stuffing” was brilliant!
A delicious, tasty black bean recipe that just may replace your Thanksgiving stuffing!
ENJOY!
Get the Recipe:
Cumin Chicken with Black Bean Stuffing
Ingredients
- 5 pounds whole chicken
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon ground pepper
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 1 tablespoon cumin seed
- 3 tablespoons agave syrup or honey
- STUFFING : 1 each green pasilla chile*
- 1 each jalapeño pepper*
- 4 each corn tortillas, 6 inch
- 1 can, 15 ounces BUSH’S® Black Beans or BUSH’S® Reduced Sodium Black Beans, drained and rinsed
- ¼ cup chicken stock
- ¼ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 6 wedges lime
Instructions
- Cleanout inside of chicken, rinse chicken inside and out with cold water. Pat dry with paper towel and cut chicken into pieces.
- Season chicken pieces with salt and pepper and lightly cover with oil. Mix cumin seeds with agave syrup and set aside.
- Set one side of clean, well-oiled grill to medium high heat and the other side to medium low heat. When grill is hot, using tongs, place chicken skin side down on hot side of grill until there are nice grill marks (about 5 minutes). Then flip chicken over (skin side up), place on cooler side of grill, close grill lid and let chicken cook (3-5 minutes for breast meat; 12 minutes for bone in leg/thigh meat).
- In the last two minutes of cooking, brush cumin seeds and agave syrup on both sides of chicken and cook each side for one minute. Chicken is done when internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F.
- Remove chicken from grill and let rest at least 10 minutes before serving.
- For Stuffing: Using metal tongs blacken chile and jalapeño peppers on the grill for 3 minutes per side. Place chile and jalapeño in small bowl, cover with foil tightly. Let sit for 10 minutes. Once cool, wipe skin off (do not rinse under water). Discard stems. Discard seeds (unless you want it spicier). Chop chile and jalapeño into ½-inch pieces. Set aside.
- Using metal tongs, place tortillas on the grill for 30 seconds on each side or until slightly charred. Chop tortillas into ¾-inch strips.
- Pour black beans in medium-sized grill-safe pan. Add chile, jalapeño, tortillas, chicken stock, paprika and ¼ teaspoon salt. Place the pan directly on the grill and heat just until mixture comes to a boil. Remove pan from heat and set aside to cool briefly.
- Serve chicken with a side of black bean stuffing and garnish with cilantro and lime wedges.
- *Substitution: Use ½ cup canned roasted chiles in place of green pasilla chile and jalapeño pepper.
(Top photo of the Bush’s group courtesy of Crackle Photography.)
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I have had a few opportunities to learn in “chicken classes”, but just couldn’t bring myself to go. I still use skinless, boneless breasts….I know wasting money, but just can’t go the cut up myself route. I use Bush’s Great Northern Beans in White Chicken Chili; and Bush’s Black Beans in Santa Fe Chicken.
BTW, didn’t you just love Paws Up, and Crackle is fabulous. I live down the road a bit in Missoula, Montana.
Sadly I have never learned to cut up a chicken. Finding the head stuffed inside the chicken when I was an exchange student and at Girl Scout camp in Cyprus I have never cared to touch another whole chicken for fear of finding another head stuffed inside the cavity. Over the years I have actually developed an food allergy to chicken so I do not cook it any more; therefore no beans and chicken recipe. I do love to cook with beans in my Mexican meals and in my crockpot soups. Mmmmm.
I do know how to cut up a chicken. I hate to do it, though. Only if I have to. :-)
I don’t have a chicken and bean recipe. Is that sad?
I don’t know how to cut up a whole chicken with ease. I’d love to know how to do it well. My favorite recipe with chicken and beans is chicken tortilla soup!
I do not know how to cut up a chicken…sadly, but my husband does, so I’ve always deferred to him. I was a houseparent at a children’s home for the last year and all we got were whole chickens. They intimidate me — all I can think to do with them is roast them!
My favorite recipe with beans and chicken has got to be some Southwestern crock-pot throw together using whatever’s on hand — a good reason to keep beans in the pantry at all times.
Great giveaway — thanks for hosting! :)
Yes, I do know how to cut up a chicken. My mom taught me when I was young. She taught me to always have a very sharp knife and where to “feel” for the joints to get the perfect thigh and leg.
This recipe looks tasty. My favorite bean recipe is pinto beans with bacon, onion and jalapenos.
I am too intimidated to cut up a chicken! I’m fine roasting them, making tons of different recipes for all the different parts but can’t bring myself to cut one up…
And I don’t cook with beans, my husband does not like them at all. I love all the bean recipes you share though, it gives me hope that I can eventually make something with them!
I can honestly say that I have never cut up a whole chicken. When I was 4’ish I used to watch my grandparents butcher chickens. They used to always show me the little eggs that were being formed. (Too much info?!?)
My favorite bean recipes, hands down, is crockpot Calico Beans! I was so excited to make them last week when the weather cooled down. Yum! It is a recipe that all of my children love, too. You can’t beat that.
My Mom taught me years ago how to section a whole chicken. I’ve only done it a hand full of times since, unfortunately. May need a refresher course ;) Cooking chicken with beans… I’d have to say the beans w/ rice take side dish for my enchiladas.
Oh, yum, what a great giveaway too!
Do you know how to cut up a whole chicken? I know HOW but would rather not.
What’s your favorite “beans” recipe, using chicken? Right now it is a simple rice/bean/chicken/Rotel bowl. Fave staple in the summer. I need to figure a fave for winter.
I do NOT know how to cut up a chicken!
My favorite recipe is a Mexican chicken and bean soup, that is just delicious.
I have absolutely NO IDEA how to cut up a chicken! I feel bad that I don’t, and I get the breasts already pre-cut in the grocery store. I like to make homemade burritos or nachos with black beans–I add a tortilla, lettuce, tomato, guac, salsa, perhaps some sour cream, and red peppers…mmm I’m getting hungry! Yay for this giveaway :)
I know how to cut up a chicken, but I could use more practice! My favorite chicken-bean recipe is a layered southwestern salad: lettuce, shredded chicken, black beans, corn, diced red peppers, shredded cheese, salsa, seasoned sour cream, avocado ~ so easy and so good!
I actually used to teach foods at a University and taught how to cut up a chicken. My most memorable class was when a girl in the front row passed out cold when I separated the leg quarter from the body.
If I am put to the test with a map and a new set of kitchen shears (my broke) I can definitely do it. Without the map – forget it!
My current favorite meal with black beans and chicken would have to be enchilada stew. So delicious, and i haven’t made it for a while….hmmm….definitely time to put it on the menu.
Oh, and black beans are my favorite! I pretty much substitute them for most recipes calling for pinto or kidney beans.
I don’t know how to work with an entire chicken and I have never used beans with chicken. So, thanks for the post. :)
I have never cut up a whole chicken, at least not an uncooked one!
Chicken tacos or nachos with beans are a favorite around our house!
I do not know how to cut up a chicken, a little scary for me. My fav easy recipe for chicken is equal parts of left over chicken cube, black beans, brown rice and cooked corn off the cob. Top with a little sour cream and salsa–YUMMMMM. Healthy and easy my two favorite things!!!
I know how to cut up a chicken, but if I cut it up I can’t eat it. Weird, right?
My favorite Chicken and beans recipe is one I toss together after work sometimes. Cut chicken breast into cubes, saute, add diced onion and sometimes bell pepper, then add a cup or two of rice and continue to saute until the rice has a little color. Add salt, cumin, a can of diced tomatoes, diced green chiles, a can of Black beans, water and whatever spices I think are needed. Cover, simmer until tasty. Eat with cornbread!
I have never cut a whole chicken and not sure that I would know how. White chicken chilli would be one of my favorite chicken and bean recipes.
I can cut up a chicken if I need to, but I’m not great at it.
We eat black beans several times a week at our house. We love them! The most recent thing I made was chicken nachos with black beans for lunch. In just a few short minutes, they were all gone!
As a mom of five, I definitely know how to cut up a whole chicken. When my kids comment on how gross it is, I tell them to get a good job so they can afford to buy chicken pieces. :)
I don’t have a bean/chicken recipe so I’d love to hear about some. Thanks, Sandy.
I do not know how to cut up a chicken but think it is time for me to learn. I don’t combine chicken and beans very often and the recipe you feature sure is a winner. I will try it!
Love putting beans, chicken and salsa in the crockpot.
I DO NOT enjoy cutting up chicken (C:
Sadly, I do not know how to cut up a whole chicken!
My favorite recipe using beans and chicken is probably white chicken chili. It is a really popular dish around here (in East TN) and is served at a very popular restaurant. I am happy to report that I can make it at home for a fraction of the cost!