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Chicken burrito bowls
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Chicken burrito bowls

Spiced chicken, rice, beans and all the toppings. Fresh and filling.

Time 30 min
EffortMedium
Per portionΒ£2.43
Calories620 kcal

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Ingredients

4 servings
  • Chicken breast fillets500 g
  • Basmati rice300 g
  • Black beans (tin)1 tin
  • Sweetcorn (tin)1 tin
  • Lettuce1 lettuce
  • Tomatoes250 g
  • Limes1 lime
  • Soured cream150 g

Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper, paprika, ground cumin. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.

Usually contains: Milk.

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Nutrition per adult portion
620
calories
42g
protein
79g
carbs
14g
fat
7g
fibre

Estimated from typical ingredient values, including a teaspoon of oil. Children's portions are smaller.

Method

  1. Cook the rice following the pack instructions. When it is done, grate in the zest of the lime and squeeze in the juice, then fluff with a fork.300 g basmati rice1 lime
  2. Cut the chicken into bite-size pieces and toss with 2 teaspoons of paprika, 2 teaspoons of cumin and a pinch of salt. Heat a tablespoon of oil in a frying pan over a medium-high heat and fry the chicken for 8 to 10 minutes, turning, until golden and cooked through with no pink.500 g chicken breast fillets
  3. Drain the black beans and the sweetcorn and warm them together in a small pan for 3 minutes. Shred the lettuce and chop the tomatoes.1 tin black beans1 tin sweetcorn1 lettuce250 g tomatoes
  4. Build the bowls: rice first, then chicken, beans and sweetcorn, lettuce and tomatoes, with a spoon of soured cream on top.150 g soured cream
The trick that makes it

Char the sweetcorn in a hot dry pan for a few minutes. It tastes smoky and sweet.

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