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Speedy chicken saag with rice
Scratch that takeaway itch with this fab fakeaway – on your plate in 20 minutes flat! Ginger, garlic, cumin and coriander sizzle with chicken chunks, onions and tomatoes, then in goes our ready-to-cook curry sauce. A simmer with spinach, a swirl of yogurt and side of fluffy rice and you're good to go!
SWK: Source of fibre
SWK: High protein
Plants 4
quick cook
Serving size
Ingredients
- 250g Slimming World medium curry sauce (Chopped Tomatoes (70%), Caramelised Onions, Water, Tomato Paste, Ginger Paste, Garlic Paste, Garam Masala (2.5%) (Coriander Seed, Cumin Seed, Cinnamon, Ginger, Black Pepper, Cloves), Onion Powder, Coriander, Salt, Ground Spices (Star Anise, Cardamon, Cayenne Pepper), Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid)
- 300g diced chicken breast
- 1 onion
- 4 tsp ginger & garlic paste (Ginger, Garlic, Sea Salt, Citric Acid)
- 200g baby tomatoes
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 160g baby spinach
- 140g basmati rice
- 120g fat-free Greek-style yogurt (Milk) (Skimmed Milk Concentrate, Skimmed Milk, Bacterial Starter Culture)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 547
Protein: 52g
Carbs: 82g
Fat: 4.0g
Ingredients
- 280g basmati rice
- 2 onion
- 600g diced chicken breast
- 400g baby tomatoes
- 320g baby spinach
- 8 tsp ginger & garlic paste (Ginger, Garlic, Sea Salt, Citric Acid)
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 4 tsp ground coriander
- 500g Slimming World medium curry sauce (Chopped Tomatoes (70%), Caramelised Onions, Water, Tomato Paste, Ginger Paste, Garlic Paste, Garam Masala (2.5%) (Coriander Seed, Cumin Seed, Cinnamon, Ginger, Black Pepper, Cloves), Onion Powder, Coriander, Salt, Ground Spices (Star Anise, Cardamon, Cayenne Pepper), Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid)
- 240g fat-free Greek-style yogurt (Milk) (Skimmed Milk Concentrate, Skimmed Milk, Bacterial Starter Culture)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 549
Protein: 52g
Carbs: 82g
Fat: 4.1g
Speedy chicken saag with rice
Scratch that takeaway itch with this fab fakeaway – on your plate in 20 minutes flat! Ginger, garlic, cumin and coriander sizzle with chicken chunks, onions and tomatoes, then in goes our ready-to-cook curry sauce. A simmer with spinach, a swirl of yogurt and side of fluffy rice and you're good to go!
Cook time:
20 mins
Cuisine:
Indian
Food group:
Poultry
Allergens: Milk
Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- 1 large saucepan
- 1 large non stick frying pan
Boil the rice
- Cook the rice in boiling water for 10-12 mins, then drain.
Start the curry
- Meanwhile, peel and finely dice the onions.
- Spritz a large non-stick frying pan with cooking spray and put it over a medium-high heat.
- Fry the onions, chicken and tomatoes for 5-7 mins.
Things get saucy!
- Gather the spinach into a tight bunch and thinly slice.
- Add the ginger and garlic paste, ground cumin and ground coriander to the pan. Cook for 1 minute, then add the curry sauce, 150ml water (200ml for 4 portions) and the spinach, then simmer for 5-7 mins until the chicken is cooked through.
Plate up
- Remove the pan from the heat and leave to cool slightly, then stir in the yogurt.
- Serve the curry on a bed of the rice.