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Mexican chicken pot

  • Time to make: 35 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 teaspoons oil
  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons chilli paste
  • 2 x 400g cans no-added salt tomatoes
  • 500g skinless boneless
  • chicken breasts, halved
  • 2 cups button mushrooms, halved
  • 1 red capsicum, cut into chunks
  • 1 green capsicum, cut into chunks
  • 1 lime, juice
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 400g can pinto beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • 400g kidney beans, rinsed and drained
  • ⅓ cup fresh coriander
  • Polenta
  • 2 cups skim milk
  • 1 ¼ cups polenta
  • pinch of salt
  • 6 tablespoons plain reduced-fat yoghurt, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Heat oil in a non-stick pan. Add onion and garlic and cook until softened. Add paste with tomatoes and cook for a further few minutes.

    2 Add chicken with mushrooms, capsicum, lime juice and sugar. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes, turning occasionally. Add beans, peas and coriander. Heat through.

    3 Meanwhile, cook the polenta by placing milk in a pan with 1 1/2cups water and bring to a simmer. Gradually add polenta, stirring with a whisk. Cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring continuously. Season with salt.

    4 Serve chicken with polenta and fresh herbs with a spoonful of yoghurt.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Check chilli paste is gluten free.

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