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Spanish Chicken
Spanish Chicken

Spanish Chicken

with Spinach, Brown Rice and Sugar Snap Peas

What makes Spanish Chicken, Spanish? What an exceedingly good question! Well, it’s the paprika! Paprika is famously called Pimentón de la Vera because it’s traditionally grown in Spain’s beautiful Andalusian region of Vera. Just add some lemon, cumin and a few other ingredients and Bob’s your uncle! You’ll feel like you’re sunning yourself in Spain!

Tags:
Not Suitable for Coeliacs
Lactose Free

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.

Total30 minutes
Active
DifficultyMedium

Ingredients

serving amount

½

Chicken Stock Pot

1

Brown Basmati Rice

1

Garlic Clove

½

Lemon

1

Ground Cumin & Mild Paprika

3

British Chicken Thighs

1

Sugar Snap Peas

2

Honey

3

Baby Spinach

Nutritional information

/ per serving
Energy (kcal)605 kcal
Energy (kJ)2531 kJ
Fat8 g
of which saturates2 g
Carbohydrate100 g
Protein41 g
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

Pot
Bowl
Knife
Grill Pan
Plate

Instructions

1

Boil a large pot of water with half your stock pot. Once your stock pot is fully dissolved, take out 200ml of stock and keep to the side for later. Put your rice in a sieve (if you have one) and rinse under cold running water for at least 30 seconds. Cook the rice in the boiling water for 25 mins. Once the rice is cooked, drain it and put back in the empty pot off the heat.

Mix your chicken with the lemon, garlic and spices
2

Meanwhile, peel and chop your garlic, zest half your lemon and squeeze the juice into a separate bowl. In another bowl, mix the chopped garlic, lemon zest, cumin, and paprika and a quarter of the lemon juice along with 2 tbsp of oil and stir. Put your chicken into the bowl and mix it around making sure all the chicken has a good coating. Tip: The best way to do this is to use your hands but do make sure you wash them properly after handling raw meat.

Pull the stringy bits off the sugar snaps
3

Cut the tough tops and bottoms off the sugar snap peas and pull the stringy bits off the sides. Bring a pot of water to the boil with ¼ tsp of salt for later.

Fry your chicken
4

Heat 1 tbsp of oil in frying pan on medium-high heat and add the chicken. Cook the chicken for 4 mins on each side until it is a lovely brown color.

Add the lemon juice to the pan
5

Turn the chicken over again, add the rest of the lemon juice to the pan along with the honey. Mix it around and cook for 1-2 mins until slightly caramelised and sticky. Then add the stock you reserved earlier in Step 1. Season with a good pinch of salt and a grind of pepper, stir, bring to a simmer and cook for 5 mins until the sauce has reduced slightly.

6

While the sauce is reducing, add the sugar snap peas to your pot of boiling water and cook for 4 mins, then drain.

7

Once you’ve drained your rice and put it back in the pot, add your spinach and stir through to wilt it slightly. Cover the pot with a lid until everything else is ready.

8

Put your chicken on a board and cut into 2cm slices. Serve your spinach and brown rice with your chicken and sauce on top and your sugar snap peas on the side. Tip: The sauce should soak through the rice to make it delicious and saucy.

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