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Stir-fried chicken with chickpeas, broccolini and capsicum

  • Time to make: 25 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon peanut oil
  • 1 ½ cups cooked chickpeas (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
  • coriander leaves, to garnish
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    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.

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