Stir-fried chicken with chickpeas, broccolini and capsicum
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon peanut oil
- 1 ½ cups cooked chickpeagarbanzoXsgarbanzosX (or 400g can, rinsed and drained)
- 300g chicken breast fillets, sliced
- 1 medium red onion, cut into thin wedges
- 2 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 2 teaspoons freshly grated ginger
- 1 long red chilli, finely chopped
- 2 bunches broccolini, cut into 5cm lengths
- 2 capsicums (1 red, 1 yellow), seeded, cut into thin wedges
- 1 ½ tablespoons reduced-salt soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 2 cups steamed quinoa, to serve
- coriandercilantroX leaves, to garnish
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Instructions
1 Heat half the oil in a wok over high heat. Add the chickpeas and stir-fry for 2 minutes, or until golden. Remove and set aside. Return wok to a high heat, add chicken and stir-fry for 2 minutes, or until golden; remove and set aside.
2 Return wok to high heat. Add remaining oil and stir-fry onion for 1—2 minutes, or until golden. Add garlic, ginger and chilli, and stir-fry for 30 seconds, or until fragrant.
3 Add broccolini and capsicum to wok with 2 tablespoons of water. Stir-fry for 2—3 minutes, or until veges are almost tender. Return chickpeas and chicken to the wok, add soy sauce and honey, and toss until well combined and heated through.
4 Divide hot steamed quinoa among serving bowls, top with stir-fry and garnish with coriander leaves.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Check soy sauce is gluten free.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 365 cal
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Kilojoules 1530 kJ
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Protein 30 g
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Total fat 9 g
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Saturated fat 2 g
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Carbohydrates 35 g
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Sugar 13 g
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Dietary fibre 11 g
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Sodium 330 mg
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Calcium 80 mg
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Iron 3.5 mg
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