

Mexican rice with chicken and prawns
Ingredients
- olive spray oil
- 8 small chicken drumsticks, skin removed
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 red capsicum, diced
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriandercilantroX
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 1 cup long-grain white rice
- 400g can diced Italian tomatoes
- 2 cups reduced-salt chicken stock
- 12 raw prawns, peeled, de-veined
- 1 cup frozen peas
- ½ cup flat-leaf parsley, roughly chopped
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Instructions
1 Spray a non-stick frying pan with oil. Cook 4 drumsticks over a medium heat until golden – about 6 minutes. Remove from pan and cook remaining drumsticks.
2 Spray pan again. Cook onion for 3 minutes, or until soft. Add garlic and capsicum. Cook for 2 minutes. Stir in cumin, coriander, paprika and rice.
3 Add tomatoes and stock. Bring to the boil. Add chicken. Cover and simmer for 15-20 minutes. Add prawns and peas. Cook for 3 minutes. Top with parsley and serve.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Check your stock and canned tomatoes are gluten free brands.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 359cal
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Kilojoules 1500kJ
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Protein 36g
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Total fat 9g
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–Saturated fat 2g
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Carbohydrates 35g
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–Sugars 6g
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Dietary fibre 4g
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Sodium 570mg
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Calcium 140mg
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Iron 4mg
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