Pollo Bandito; Grilled Chicken with Seasoned Rice and Refried Beans Smothered in Queso Cheese Dip

Admittedly; I didn't put a lot of effort into the rice and beans. When you're smothering stuff in cheese and sauce; I feel like there's a bit of wasted culinary effort as the sauce/cheesy-goodness are usually the stars of the show.
If you don't feel like a minimal effort on the rice or refried beans are for you then by all means; pull out all the stops, use diced onions and fresh chopped cilantro and garlic until hell won't have it. I understand completely.
Easy Refried Beans: open a can or two of pinto beans and drain/rinse then warm them up. Mash the beans, add a bit of salt/pepper and olive oil and heat thoroughly. Add a bit of water to hit the consistency you're looking for.
You can add all sorts of good stuff at this point; diced onion, chilis, peppers, garlic, cilantro, etc. We love it all!
Seasoned Rice: Toast the rice in a skillet over medium/high heat. You can't walk away during this step; watch it like a hawk and move it around often. Once it starts to turn it'll go quick and could quickly burn. Add a small can of tomato paste and then add 1 cup of water per cup of rice used. Cover and simmer until tender.
Grilled Chicken: I seasoned the chicken with taco seasoning and olive oil and grilled on a gas grill to 165F internal
Restaurant Style Cheese Sauce: 1/2 cup milk or heavy cream and about 1/2 lb white american cheese. You can do all sorts of stuff here too, season it or dont. Add Jalapenos or don't, etc.
This mimics a very popular dish served at most Mexican Restaurants where I'm from.

[@pamboone6921]

Awesome,,,looked so good!❤

[@anniessmokingpot]

Oh wow Kevin 😮😮😮this looks and sounds absolutely fantastic 😀 👏 😊😊 great flavors for sure 😀 😊 thank you so much dear friend for sharing this wonderful recipe 😀 😊😊
❤Annie

[@justcookthedamnfood]

Your wife must have been the happiest women alive, Murf. One hell of a job.