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Spicy chicken and pepper stew with herb quinoa

Spicy chicken and pepper stew with herb quinoa

Name: Spicy chicken and pepper stew with herb quinoa
Total time: 30 min
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 1 onion diced; olive oil spray; 1 red chilli diced and seeded; 400g tin chopped tomatoes; 400g tin pinto beans drained and rinsed; 1 tsp hot smoked paprika; 200g quinoa; 2 green pepper cut into cubes; 2 skinless chicken breasts cubed; a small bunch parsley roughly chopped; a small bunch coriander roughly chopped; chopped to make 2 tbsp dill; chopped to make 2 tbsp mint; 1 lime ½ juiced and ½ cut into wedges

Published: March 25, 2015 at 3:08 PM

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serves 4

Easy

Total time: 30 mins

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A super quick and easy chicken and pepper stew for the whole family, served with a herbed quinoa. Packed full of veggies and beans, it's also a nice healthy tea option - at just over 300 calories per portion.

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1 onion

diced
olive oil spray
1 red chilli

diced and seeded
400g tin chopped tomatoes
400g tin pinto beans

drained and rinsed
1 tsp hot smoked paprika
200g quinoa
2 green pepper

cut into cubes
2 skinless chicken breasts

cubed
a small bunch parsley

roughly chopped
a small bunch coriander

roughly chopped
chopped to make 2 tbsp dill
chopped to make 2 tbsp mint
1 lime

½ juiced and ½ cut into wedges

Nutrition: per serving

kcal355
fat4.5g
saturates0g
carbs48.7g
sugars0g
fibre3.9g
protein30.1g
salt0.3g

Method

step 1

Fry the onion in a spray of olive oil for 3 minutes then add the chilli. Cook for 1 minute, then add the tomatoes, 200ml water, beans, paprika and season. Simmer for 10 minutes. Boil the quinoa in salted water for 10-15 minutes, then drain.
step 2

Add the green pepper and chicken to the stew and cook for 10 minutes. Mix the quinoa with most of the herbs and a squeeze of lime juice. Scatter with the rest of the herbs and serve with lime wedges.

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