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30 Minutes
Chicken
Mild

Cheesy Chipotle Chicken Rice with Salsa

  • Family Friendly

When it comes to kids, there are few things that can't be improved by a sprinkling of melted cheese. This delicious chicken and rice dish will win you small (and big) fans with its easy-to-love flavour that pleases all palates. Beans, grains, protein and veg go in to nail the nutrition side of things. Success!

Ingredients and Equipment

Serves

Supplied Ingredients

1 red capsicum

½ x 400g can black beans *

330g chicken breast fillet

2 tsp Smoky Mexican Mix Up

50g tomato paste

150g jasmine rice

1 truss tomato

1 spring onion

50g shredded cheddar

65ml light sour cream *

* Extra supplied, measure amount

Pantry Ingredients

20ml (1 tbs) olive oil

10ml (2 tsp) red wine vinegar

Equipment you'll use

Medium Ovenproof Frypan With Lid

Mixing Bowl

Nutrition Information

Per Serving

Energy(kJ): 3584.1kj

Energy(Cal): 856.6cal

Protein: 60.1g

Fat: 28.8g

Saturated Fat: 11.8g

Carbohydrate: 82.9g

Sugars: 13.5g

Sodium (mg): 656.9mg

The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ

Allergens

Contains: milk, sulphite

May contain traces of other allergens

Recipe

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1

Prepare Ingredients

Remove core from capsicum and discard. Slice capsicum into 2–3cm pieces. Drain and rinse black beans. Dice chicken into 3cm pieces. Toss chicken with Smoky Mexican Mix Up, salt and pepper.

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2

Cook Chicken

Heat ½ the oil in a frypan over high heat. Add chicken, capsicum and a sprinkle of salt and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5–6 minutes or until chicken is golden brown.

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3

Cook Vegetables and Rice

Add tomato paste to frypan and stir for 30 seconds to caramelise. Add black beans, rice and 310ml (1¼ cups) cold water. Bring to a simmer over high heat, add lid, reduce heat to low and cook for 17–20 minutes or until rice is tender. While rice is cooking, continue with step 4.

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4

Make Salsa

Preheat overhead oven grill to high. Roughly chop tomato into 2cm pieces. Finely slice spring onion. Place tomato, spring onion, remaining olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt and pepper in a bowl and mix to combine.

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5

Grill Cheese

Once rice is cooked, sprinkle with cheese and grill for 2 minutes or until cheese is melted.

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6

Plate Up

Divide cheesy chipotle chicken between bowls and top with salsa and sour cream to serve.

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