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Thai poached chicken

Try this low calorie Thai poached chicken recipe, so quick and easy, a really lovely fresh, tasty, healthy salad.

  • Hands-on time: 10 mins
  • Time to make: 35 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup liquid salt-reduced chicken stock
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • ¼ cup lime juice
  • 1 red chilli, thinly sliced
  • 3 kaffir lime leaves, thinly sliced
  • 3 tablespoons soft brown sugar
  • 600g skinless chicken breasts, halved
  • 1 cup jasmine rice
  • Vegetables
  • 1 ½ cups carrots, cut in sticks
  • 150g snow peas
  • 2 cups sliced mushrooms
  • 2 cups shredded bok choy or other Chinese white cabbage
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Place stock, fish sauce, lime juice, chilli, limes leaves and sugar in a pan. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat. Simmer for 3-4 minutes.

    2 Add chicken. Make sure chicken is covered with poaching liquid and cook for 10-12 minutes or until cooked through.

    3 Meanwhile, cook rice following packet directions. Steam or microwave vegetables. To steam vegetables, wrap 4 separate portions of veges in baking paper make parcels. Wrap vegetables securely and place in a colander or sieve over a pan of boiling water. Cook for 5 minutes.

    4 Serve chicken on rice with veges and topped with liquid. Garnish with coriander.

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