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Chilli chicken with mint yoghurt and roasted vegetables

  • Hands-on time: 35 mins
  • Time to make: 1 hr 5 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 large carrot, coarsely chopped
    • 1 large red capsicum, thickly sliced
    • 1 medium-sized red onion, cut in wedges
    • 2 medium-sized courgettes, coarsely chopped
    • 1 small (300g) kumara, coarsely chopped
    • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
    • 1 long fresh red chilli, thinly sliced
    • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
    • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
    • 4 x 125g chicken breast schnitzels
    • spray oil
    • 125g cherry tomatoes
    • 2 x 75g large wholemeal pita pockets, halved
    • ½ cup fresh mint
    • ½ cup low-fat plain yoghurt
    • 1 cup baby spinach
    • 1 lemon, quartered
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Combine carrot, capsicum, onion, courgettes, kumara, garlic, chilli, ground spices and chicken in a large baking dish. Spray with oil and toss to coat. Remove chicken and transfer to a plate. Roast vegetables for 45 minutes or until almost tender, adding tomatoes in the last 10 minutes of cooking time.

    2 Place pitas on oven rack for the last 5 minutes of vegetable cooking time until warmed through and crisp.

    3 Meanwhile, spray a large frying pan with oil and place over high heat. Cook chicken for 2–3 minutes on each side or until browned and just cooked through.

    4 Meanwhile, chop two-thirds of the mint. Combine mint and yoghurt in a small bowl and set aside.

    5 Just before serving, toss baby spinach through roasted vegetables. Serve chicken, bread, vegetables and lemon wedges with mint yoghurt. Scatter with the remaining mint before serving.

    Variations

    • Use fresh coriander instead of fresh mint.
    • Make it gluten free: Use a gluten-free bread and check ground spices are gluten free.

    HFG tip

    Omit or deseed the chilli to reduce the heat if you prefer.

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