Two arepas sandwiched with chicken, corn and black bean salad in lime crema

Chicken Corn Black Bean Arepa — Gluten-Free Tex-Mex Lunchbox

September 02, 2026

Category: Lunchbox Ideas  |  Ready in 10 minutes  |  Serves 1 adult or 2 kids  |  Naturally gluten-free

What You Need

  • 2 Zavor & Co gluten-free arepas
  • 1 cup cooked shredded chicken
  • 1/2 cup corn kernels
  • 1/2 cup black beans, drained
  • 3 tbsp crema (or sour cream) with 1 tsp lime juice
  • Cilantro

How to Make It

  1. Stir the crema with the lime juice.
  2. Fold in the chicken, corn, black beans and cilantro until bound.
  3. Warm the arepas in the toaster on high, 2-3 cycles.
  4. Pile onto one arepa and top with the second.
  5. Wrap in paper; the crema binds it so it holds in a sandwich.

About This Recipe

A chicken, corn and black bean salad is Tex-Mex picnic food — like a fiesta bowl without the rice. Bound in lime crema, it packs into a sandwich that stays together.


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Laura Sophia — Zavor & Co.
Founder of Zavor & Co., the everyday arepa brand bringing naturally gluten-free arepas into everyday American life.
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