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Mediterranean Spicy Chicken, Rice & Beans

This one I made for my slimming club cooking challenge and won the challenge. As a keen cook I was really please with this and decided to add this recipe to the blog. Give this recipe a go and let me k now in the comments below how your dish turned out.

Mediterranean Spicy Chicken, Rice & Beans

Recipe by S WalkerCourse: Main Course, Lunch, RiceCuisine: MediterraneanDifficulty: Intermediate
Servingsservings
Prep time

10

minutes
Cooking time

20

minutes
Syns

Ingredients:

  • One-Cal spray oil

  • 1 medium onion, diced

  • 1 Red pepper, diced

  • 1 cup water

  • 3 Garlic cloves (crushed)

  • 1 Tsp smoked paprika

  • 1 Tsp dried oregano

  • ½ Tsp. salt

  • ¼ Tsp. Cracked black pepper

  • 1 Tin chopped tomatoes

  • 1 Red chili (seeds removed and finely diced)

  • 1ltr Chicken stock

  • 2 Chicken breasts (fork shredded, sliced or chopped to suit)

  • 1 Cup of long grain rice

  • 1 Tin mixed beans

Method:

  • Bring a large skillet to medium heat, add the spray oil and diced onions, cover and cook for a few minutes.
  • Add some water if the pan becomes a little dry, recover and continue to cook.
  • Add your diced peppers and cook for a further 2-3 minutes.
  • Add the crushed garlic, smoked paprika, dried oregano, red chili, salt, cracked black pepper chopped tomatoes and chicken stock and bring back to a light boil.
  • Add the long-grain rice, mixed beans, shredded chicken and stir in well to combine. Cover and reduce to a light simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
  • Stir occasionally and do not allow to dry out, add some additional water to loosen where required.

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