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Easy Baja Chicken & Spinach Garlic Rice
Calorie Smart
Air Fryer Friendly
Easy Baja Chicken & Spinach Garlic Rice

with Zesty Salsa & Yoghurt

15 min
Difficulty: 1/3
Mexican

Baja-style food draws inspiration from both Mexico and California, taking advantage of fresh flavours and plenty of seafood! Give it a whirl tonight with tender, mildly spiced chicken, complete with a lovely char, plus sweet tomatoes and citrus-spiked yoghurt to balance the richness. *This recipe is under 650kcal per serving.*

Allergens

Milk
May contain traces of allergens
Wheat
Soy
Gluten

Utensils

Large Non-Stick Pan
Lid
Medium Pan
Air Fryer

Tags

Quick
Quick Prep
Over 30g protein
Calorie Smart
Air Fryer Friendly
Ingredients
Olive oil

Olive oil

Garlic

Garlic

2 clove

Butter

Butter

20 g

Basmati rice

Basmati rice

1 packet

Water

Water

1.5 cup

Tomato

Tomato

1

Cucumber

Cucumber

1

Lemon

Lemon

0.5

Greek-style yoghurt

Greek-style yoghurt

1 packet

Chicken breast

Chicken breast

1 packet

Tex-Mex spice blend

Tex-Mex spice blend

1 sachet

Baby spinach leaves

Baby spinach leaves

1 packet

Preparation
1
1

• Finely chop garlic. • In a medium saucepan, melt the butter with a drizzle of olive oil over medium heat. Cook garlic until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. • Add basmati rice, the water and a generous pinch of salt, then bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and cover with a lid. Cook for 10 minutes, then remove from heat. • Keep covered until rice is tender and water is absorbed, 10 minutes.

2
2

• Meanwhile, roughly chop snacking tomatoes. • Zest lemon to get a good pinch, then slice into wedges. • In a medium bowl, combine snacking tomatoes, a squeeze of lemon juice and a drizzle of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. • In a small bowl, combine Greek-style yoghurt and lemon zest. Season to taste. • Place your hand flat on top of chicken breast and slice through horizontally to make two thin steaks.

3
3

• SPICY! This is a mild spice blend, but use less if you’re sensitive to heat. When the rice has 10 minutes remaining, combine chicken with Tex-Mex spice blend. Toss to coat. • In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over medium-high heat. • Cook chicken steaks until cooked through, 3-6 minutes each side (cook in batches if your pan is getting crowded). TIP: The chicken is cooked when it is no longer pink inside.

4
4

• Stir baby spinach leaves through garlic rice. • Divide spinach garlic rice between bowls. Top with chicken, cherry tomatoes and a dollop of lemon yoghurt. • Serve with any remaining lemon wedges. Enjoy!

Nutrition per serving

2492

kJ

Energy (kJ)

596

kcal

Calories

13.4

g

Fat

7.6

g

of which saturates

69.3

g

Carbohydrate

8

g

of which sugars

11.1

g

Dietary Fibre

45.4

g

Protein

610

mg

Sodium

with Tomatoes & Lemon Yoghurt

15 min 1/3
Calorie Smart
Air Fryer Friendly
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