Healthy One Pan Mexican Chicken Recipe

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Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Serves: 2

Ingredients

spray olive or canola oil spray
1/2 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
200 g skinless chicken breast
1 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp ground cumin
2/3 cup rice (uncooked)
1/2 capsicum, chopped
1/2 zucchini, chopped
1 x 400g can no-added-salt diced tomatoes
2/3 cup water
2 tsp reduced-salt vegetable stock powder
fresh coriander, optional

Method

Heat oil in a large, non-stick frying pan that has a lid. Cook onion and garlic for 2 minutes, until softened.
Add chicken and cook for another 3 minutes, until the chicken has a light golden colour but is not quite cooked through.
Add the spices and rice and cook for a minute, stirring.
Add the rest of the ingredients and bring to the boil, stirring often
Reduce the heat, put the lid on and simmer, stirring every 5 minutes. If the dish is dry or sticking to the pan, add a splash of water, stir and put the lid back on. It’s ready when the chicken is cooked though and the rice is tender, about 12-15 minutes. Serve with lime wedges and fresh coriander.

Variation: Use 2 tsp of curry powder instead of the smoked paprika to travel from Mexico to India

Ingredients for one pan Mexican chicken
All the ingredients are in, ready for step 5 - simmering.

Comment: This recipe uses white rice (like long grain or basmati). Using brown rice will take at least twice as long to cook and may need more liquid.

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Nutrition Information


	per serving	per 100g
Energy	2194 kJ	362 kJ
Protein	36 g	6 g
Fat, total	8 g	1 g
— saturated	2 g	0.3 g
Carbohydrate	70 g	12 g
— sugars	12 g	2 g
Sodium	708 mg	117 mg
Fibre	10 g	2 g

Member comments & rating

Comments (3)

Was super yummy very flavourful
Samantha Young
Posted on: 02 Nov 19
This was delicious - 1/2 was a complete meal with leftovers. I think I'll be making it again. I added a whole jalapeno to the capsicum, but perhaps it needed still more kick. Have to be careful to choose a low-salt stock. Yum anyway! Teresa Killeen
Teresa Killeen
Posted on: 13 Jan 18
I stuck to the recipe and found that this was way too much for 2 people. I know being salt-free is best, but it totally lacked flavour. I did have to put it back in the pan and add some chilli. Mexican without chilli???
Jennifer Parry
Posted on: 15 Feb 17