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Chicken jambalaya

This protein-packed meal for one will fill you up and have your tastebuds tingling!

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 25 mins
  • Serving: 1 person
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 100g chicken stir-fry strips
  • 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning mix
  • ½ lime, cut into three wedges
  • 1 zucchini, roughly chopped
  • ¼ red capsicum, diced
  • 1 carrot, coarsely grated
  • 1 spring onion, thinly sliced
  • 125g packet microwavable brown rice, heated
  • ½ cup baby spinach leaves
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Season chicken strips with Cajun seasoning mix and juice of one lime wedge.

    2 Lightly spray a large non-stick frying pan with olive oil and heat over medium heat. Add chicken and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes. Add zucchini and capsicum and cook, stirring, for 3–4 minutes. Add carrot, spring onion and heated rice and cook, stirring well to combine, for a further 2–3 minutes.

    3 Add spinach, gently tossing into mixture until spinach is wilted. Add juice of another lime wedge and season generously with freshly ground black pepper. Serve chicken jambalaya with remaining lime wedge on the side.

    HFG tip

    Cajun seasoning mix typically includes paprika, cayenne pepper, onion & garlic powder, black and white pepper, thyme and oregano.

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