Chicken pesto pilaf
Serves: 4
Time to make: 20 mins
Total cost: $19.20 / $4.80 per serve
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 chicken breasts, skinless, diced
- 3 tablespoons pesto
- ½ cup chopped peppadew peppers
- 415g can chickpeas, drained, rinsed
- 2 x 250g packets 90-second brown rice (I used SunRice)
- 2 ½ cups chicken stock
- black pepper, to season
- fresh basil, to serve
- salad leaves
Instructions
1 Heat a little of the oil in a large pan. Add onion. Cook until softened. Add chicken and remaining oil. Cook over a high heat for about 5 minutes or until evenly cooked. Add pesto. Stir through chicken. Add remaining ingredients and bring to the boil.
2 Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 10-12 minutes.
3 Season with pepper. Serve with basil and green salad.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
Kilojoules 2240kJ
Calories 535cal
Protein 32g
Total fat 18g
–Saturated fat 3g
Carbohydrates 55g
–Sugars 5g
Dietary fibre 9g
Sodium 750mg
Calcium 60mg
Iron 3mg
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