Rosemary chicken sticks with brown rice salad and sun-dried tomato dip
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 500g boneless skinless chicken breast, diced
- 1 tablespoon dried rosemary
- 250g cherry tomatoes
- 2 tablespoons chopped roasted unsalted almonds
- 100g feta, crumbled
- ¼ cup chopped mint leaves
- 4 cups baby spinach leaves, chopped
- 1 telegraph cucumber, chopped
- 4 cups cooked brown rice
- ⅓ cup low-fat plain yoghurt
- 1 tablespoon sun-dried tomato pesto
Instructions
1 Heat oven to 200°C. Combine oil, chicken and rosemary in a bowl and mix well. Thread 3—4 pieces of rosemary chicken and 2—3 cherry tomatoes onto 8 wooden (or metal) skewers.
2 Place on baking tray and bake in oven for about 15 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through. Remove from oven and set aside.
3 In a large bowl mix the almonds, feta, mint, spinach and cucumber with the cooked rice and any remaining tomatoes; stir to combine.
4 In another small bowl combine the yoghurt and pesto to make the dip.
5 Divide rice salad between plates, top with a couple of chicken skewers. Serve dip on the side.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Check pesto is gluten free.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 598cal
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Kilojoules 2500kJ
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Protein 42g
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Total fat 16g
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–Saturated fat 5g
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Carbohydrates 65g
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–Sugars 6g
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Dietary fibre 7g
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Sodium 470mg
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Calcium 250mg
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Iron 5mg
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