Healthy Mexi-Chicken Bake Recipe

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Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 30 mins
Serves: 4

Ingredients

2 onions, chopped
2 capsicums, chopped
2 x 400g cans baked beans (Mexican flavoured)
400 g skinless chicken breast, sliced in half lengthways and chopped
1 cup reduced-fat mozzarella cheese, grated

Method

Preheat oven to 220°C (200°C fan-forced).
Combine onion, capsicum and canned beans in a large ovenproof dish.
Place chicken pieces into bean mix and press down so they are covered by sauce.
Bake for 20 minutes, then remove foil, sprinkle with cheese and bake for a further 5 – 10 minutes until chicken is cooked through and cheese has browned.
Divide between plates and serve immediately.

Variations

Add chilli flakes and fresh coriander for extra flavour.
Mexican flavoured baked beans are usually in the supermarket with the baked beans. If unavailable, swap for:
- No-added-salt baked beans + 1 tablespoon smoked paprika + 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- Red kidney beans or other beans + jar of salsa

Ingredients

Serving Suggestion: Serve with tortillas, bread or rice.

Comment: *To make the dish dairy-free replace the mozzarella cheese with a dairy-free cheese alternative or swap for a breadcrumb and herb topper.

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Chilli, lemon and herbs add flavour - great alternatives to butter and salt!

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Nutrition Information


	per serving	per 100g
Energy	1859 kJ	385 kJ
Protein	43.9 g	9.1 g
Fat, total	10.5 g	2.2 g
— saturated	5.3 g	1.1 g
Carbohydrate	29.5 g	6.1 g
— sugars	12.7 g	2.6 g
Sodium	999 mg	207 mg
Fibre	14.9 g	3.1 g

Member comments & rating

Comments (2)

Shouldn't take that long if your chicken is chopped like it says?
Natalie Kessell
Posted on: 10 Nov 18
This will take a lot longer in the oven then it says. I think it should say to pan fry the chicken and veg before putting it in the oven as it took an hour and 15 mins to cook!
charlotte emms
Posted on: 28 Oct 18