Peri Peri Chicken and Dirty Rice
Chicken and rice is always a winner with our Cherrypickers and this recipe for Peri-Peri chicken breasts with lightly spiced rice is one that can be very easily adapted to feed the whole family. Not a fan of spice? - Use a mild peri-peri sauce (lemon and herbs are a great option). We've used pre-cooked wholegrain rice in this recipe to speed up the prep time and increase fibre. Of course, you could make this recipe with uncooked rice, increase the liquid to be 3 times the weight of the dry rice.
Method
Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.
Step 1
Place the chicken breasts onto a chopping board and slash them 4-5 times with a sharp knife. Place them into a bowl with the peri-peri sauce, half of the smoked paprika, half of the Cajun seasoning and a dash of olive oil, salt and pepper. Marinate for 20 minutes while you preheat the oven to 190°C, line a baking tray with parchment and prepare the veggies.
Step 2
Heat a large frying pan and add a little oil Once hot, add the diced veggies and cook on low, with a pinch of salt for 5 minutes.
Step 3
Lay your marinated chicken onto the lined baking tray and cook in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
Step 4
To the peppers and onions add the ground cumin, remaining smoked paprika. Crumble in a chicken stock cube, add the cooked rice, the drained black beans, the remaining Cajun seasoning*, 100 mls of water (if cooking for 4) and a splash more peri peri sauce (if you like). Stir really well and leave to simmer for 3-4 minutes. Once heated through, turn off the heat and leave the rice to soak up any juices.
Step 5
Make the slaw by grating or finely shredding the red cabbage and the carrot. Mix with the mayo and lemon juice. Season with a little salt and pepper.
Step 6
Remove the cooked chicken from the oven. Pour any resting juices into the rice. Serve the chicken with the rice and the slaw on the side.
- Ingredients
- Based on 4 servings
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1 Tin Black Beans, drained 1x Sainsbury's Black Beans in Water 400g (235g*) -
2tsp Smoked Paprika 1x Sainsbury's Smoked Paprika 44g -
150g Red Cabbage, or white, finely shredded 1x Sainsbury's Red Cabbage Each -
2 Carrot, grated 2x Sainsbury’s Carrots Loose -
1 Lemon Juice, or use half the amount of white wine vinegar 1x Sainsbury's Lemons -
2 Pouches Cooked Brown Rice, freshly cooked and drained or pre-cooked pouches 2x Ben's Original Classic Wholegrain Microwave Rice 220g -
2 tbsp Light Mayonnaise 1x Sainsbury's Mayonnaise Light Squeezy 500ml -
4 Skinless Chicken Breasts, scored 3-4 times with a sharp knife 2x Sainsbury's British Fresh Chicken Breast Fillets Skinless & Boneless 320g -
75ml Peri Peri Sauce, medium or mild 1x Nando's Peri Peri Sauce Medium 125g -
Maldon Salt, to taste 1x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g -
1 tbsp Olive Oil 1x Sainsbury's Olive Oil 1L -
1 Red Onion, finely chopped 1x Sainsbury's Red Onions Loose -
1 Red Pepper, seeds removed and finely chopped 1x Sainsbury's Red Pepper -
1 Green Pepper, seeds removed and finely chopped 1x Sainsbury's Green Pepper -
4 Garlic Cloves, finely chopped 1x Sainsbury's Garlic -
1 tsp Ground Cumin 1x Sainsbury's Ground Cumin 43g -
1 Chicken Stock Cube, crumbled 1x Sainsbury's Stock Cubes, Chicken 10x10g -
2 tbsp Cajun Seasoning 1x Sainsbury's Cajun Seasoning, Inspired to Cook 50g