Description
This Peri Peri Chicken and Rice One Pot recipe is a flavorful and satisfying meal that is easy to prepare. Tender chicken cooked with aromatic peri peri seasoning, vegetables, and rice in a delicious one-pot dish.
Ingredients
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For the Peri Peri Chicken:
- 2 tsp Sunflower oil
- 600 g Skinless, boneless Chicken breast, chopped into bite-sized pieces
- 2 tsp Peri peri seasoning
- 2 Garlic cloves
For the Rice:
- 1 Red onion, peeled and chopped
- 2 Red peppers, deseeded and chopped
- 800 ml Hot chicken stock
- 3 tbsp Tomato purée
- 200 g Long grain rice, rinsed well
- 200 g Peas, frozen
- Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Prepare the Peri Peri Chicken: Heat oil in a large saute pan, add chicken pieces, and brown for 5 minutes.
- Add Flavors: Stir in peri peri seasoning, garlic, and onion; cook until onion softens.
- Incorporate Rice and Vegetables: Add peppers, stock, tomato purée, rice, salt, and pepper. Cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
- Final Touches: Add peas when rice is nearly cooked; continue cooking for 5 more minutes until everything is done.
Notes
- Adjust spice level by adding more peri peri seasoning for extra heat.
- For a vegetarian option, substitute chicken with fried halloumi cubes.
- Use bell peppers for this recipe.
- Customize with your choice of vegetables.
- Garnish with spring onions (scallions) if desired.
- Have extra stock on hand to prevent rice from drying out.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 390
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
