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Rice ’n’ easy cacciatore-style chicken
‘Cacciatore’ means ‘hunter’ in Italian, and you’ll certainly want to chase down this one-pot wonder! Gorgeously garlicky and finished with a flourish of basil, this dish blends chicken breast, peppers and rice to create a comforting, rustic meal that’s guaranteed to hit the spot in true hunter style.
SWK: Source of fibre
SWK: High protein
Plants 4
one pot
Serving size
Ingredients
- 140g basmati rice
- 200g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 8g chicken stock powder (Chicory Extract, Yeast Extract, Salt, Natural Flavouring, Onion Powder, Sugar, Chicken Stock Powder (100% Chicken Broth Powder) Rapeseed Oil.)
- 1 onion
- 1 pepper
- 1 handful of fresh basil
- 300g diced chicken breast
- 4 tsp garlic paste (Garlic, Sea Salt, Citric Acid)
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 4 tsp garlic, rosemary & thyme (Garlic, Salt, Rosemary, Thyme, Citric Acid E330.)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 510
Protein: 46g
Carbs: 80g
Fat: 2.2g
Ingredients
- 2 onion
- 2 pepper
- 1 handful of fresh basil
- 400g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 8 tsp garlic, rosemary & thyme (Garlic, Salt, Rosemary, Thyme, Citric Acid E330.)
- 8g chicken stock powder (Chicory Extract, Yeast Extract, Salt, Natural Flavouring, Onion Powder, Sugar, Chicken Stock Powder (100% Chicken Broth Powder) Rapeseed Oil.)
- 8 x garlic paste (Garlic, Sea Salt, Citric Acid)
- 4 tbsp tomato purée
- 280g basmati rice
- 600g diced chicken breast
Nutritional Information
Calories: 504
Protein: 45g
Carbs: 79g
Fat: 2.2g
Rice ’n’ easy cacciatore-style chicken
‘Cacciatore’ means ‘hunter’ in Italian, and you’ll certainly want to chase down this one-pot wonder! Gorgeously garlicky and finished with a flourish of basil, this dish blends chicken breast, peppers and rice to create a comforting, rustic meal that’s guaranteed to hit the spot in true hunter style.
Cook time:
30 mins
Cuisine:
Italian
Food group:
Poultry
Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- 1 large non stick frying pan with lid
Get prepped!
- Peel and thinly slice the onions, then deseed the peppers and thinly slice them, too. Finely chop the basil.
Sizzle & stir
- Spritz a large non-stick frying pan with cooking spray and put it over a medium-high heat. Fry the onions, peppers and chicken for 5 mins.
- Squeeze in both pastes and the tomato purée, scatter in the rice and stir well. Cook for 1 min.
Simmer the rice
- Add the stock, pour in 400ml water (600ml for 4 portions) and squeeze in the passata. Stir well.
- Cover with a lid and simmer for 10-12 mins, until the rice is cooked through and the stock has been absorbed.
- Stir in half the basil.
Herb & serve
- Scatter the remaining basil over the rice and serve.