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Chicken & Black Bean Chilli with Sweet Potato Wedges & Jalapeño Salad
A comforting chilli, perfect for the colder evenings. You'll simmer creamy black beans in a vibrant chilli, infused with fiery ancho and smoky paprika, then stir in juicy free-range British chicken, roasted to perfection and then shredded. Serve alongside vibrant sweet potato wedges and a baby leaf salad, studded with fresh tomatoes and jalapeños - for an extra kick!
High protein
2/3 daily fibre
5 of 5 a day
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 110g baby tomatoes
- 30g pickled sliced jalapeños (Jalapeno Peppers (56%), Water (40.10%), Salt (3%), Acetic Acid (0.90%))
- 200g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 2 tsp smoked paprika & oregano blend (smoked paprika, oregano)
- 1 tbsp ancho spice blend (Salt, Ancho Chilli Powder, Paprika, Cumin, Black Pepper, Coriander, Cinnamon, Garlic Powder, Oregano, Smoked Paprika)
- 230g black beans (Rehydrated black beans, water, salt.)
- 3 garlic clove
- 1 onion
- 20g mixed salad leaves
- 2 small sweet potato
- 300g British Free Range chicken thighs
Nutritional Information
Calories: 727
Protein: 45g
Carbs: 92g
Fat: 25g
Ingredients
- 3 garlic clove
- 20g mixed salad leaves (use half)
- 30g pickled sliced jalapeños (use half) (Jalapeno Peppers (56%), Water (40.10%), Salt (3%), Acetic Acid (0.90%))
- 110g baby tomatoes (use half)
- 230g black beans (use half) (Rehydrated black beans, water, salt.)
- 2 small sweet potato
- 150g British Free Range chicken thighs
- 200g passata (use half) (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 2 tsp smoked paprika & oregano blend (use half) (smoked paprika, oregano)
- 1 onion (use half)
- 1 tbsp ancho spice blend (use half) (Salt, Ancho Chilli Powder, Paprika, Cumin, Black Pepper, Coriander, Cinnamon, Garlic Powder, Oregano, Smoked Paprika)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 924
Protein: 49g
Carbs: 140g
Fat: 26g
Chicken & Black Bean Chilli with Sweet Potato Wedges & Jalapeño Salad
A comforting chilli, perfect for the colder evenings. You'll simmer creamy black beans in a vibrant chilli, infused with fiery ancho and smoky paprika, then stir in juicy free-range British chicken, roasted to perfection and then shredded. Serve alongside vibrant sweet potato wedges and a baby leaf salad, studded with fresh tomatoes and jalapeños - for an extra kick!
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Preheat the oven to 240C / fan 220C / gas mark 9 / air fryer 190C
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper
- Pull out a large frying pan, a medium bowl, a sieve & a measuring jug
Get started
- Cut the sweet potatoes into wedges. Place onto one side of the lined baking tray and toss with 1 tsp oil, a pinch of salt and pepper. Roast for 10 mins / air fryer 6 mins
- Meanwhile, finely slice the onion and garlic. Drain and rinse the beans
Finish roasting
- After 10 mins / air fryer 6 mins, lay the chicken thighs flat onto the other side of the lined baking tray, rub with half the ancho spice blend, 1 tsp oil, salt and pepper. Toss the sweet potato wedges in half the paprika oregano blend. Roast together for 18 mins / air fryer 16 mins, until the chicken is cooked through
Simmer simmer
- Heat the large frying pan with 1 tsp oil on medium heat. Once hot, add the onion and cook for 5-6 mins, until softened. Season with salt and pepper
- Add the garlic, the remaining ancho spice blend and remaining paprika & oregano spice blend. Cook for another 1 min
- Stir in the passata, beans and 50ml water (25ml for 1 person). Simmer for 5-6 mins, until thickened. Season with salt and pepper
Build the salad & finish the chilli
- Roughly chop the jalapeños. Halve the tomatoes
- In the medium bowl, toss the tomatoes, jalapeños and 1 tsp olive oil. Season with salt and pepper
- Check your chicken is cooked through by inserting a skewer into the thickest part of the meat; the juices should run clear
- When ready, using two forks, shred the chicken and then stir into the bean chilli. Season to taste
Toss & plate up
- Add the salad leaves to the tomato bowl and toss to combine
- Share chicken bean chilli between bowls, with the sweet potato wedges and jalapeño salad alongside
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