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Vibrant Chicken Ratatouille with Quinoa
It's our take on a classic French dish - ratatouille. Juicy British chicken breast simmered with vibrant courgette, soft gooey aubergine and juicy tomatoes. On the side? Comforting quinoa, flecked with flat-leaf parsley, to soak up all the flavours.
High protein
1/3 daily fibre
5 of 5 a day
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 1 aubergine (use half)
- 110g baby tomatoes (use half)
- 1 tbsp aged balsamic vinegar (use half) (Sulphites) (Aged Balsamic Vinegar (Cooked Grape Must, Wine Vinegar), Xanthan Gum)
- 200g passata (use half) (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 2 tsp Italian herbs (use half) (Thyme, Marjoram, Parsley, Oregano, Sage, Basil)
- 11g chicken stock powder (use half) (Rice Flour, Yeast Extract (Yeast Extract, Salt), Potato Starch, Salt, Natural Flavouring, Chicken Meat Powder (Cooked Chicken Meat, Antioxidant: Extracts of Rosemary), Rapeseed Oil.)
- 1 onion (use half)
- 150g diced British Free Range chicken breast
- 1 courgette (use half)
- 3 garlic clove
- 80g quinoa (use half) (quinoa (100%))
- 1 handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley (use half)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 547
Protein: 54g
Carbs: 48g
Fat: 16g
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp aged balsamic vinegar (Sulphites) (Aged Balsamic Vinegar (Cooked Grape Must, Wine Vinegar), Xanthan Gum)
- 300g diced British Free Range chicken breast
- 1 onion
- 3 garlic clove
- 80g quinoa (quinoa (100%))
- 2 tsp Italian herbs (Thyme, Marjoram, Parsley, Oregano, Sage, Basil)
- 11g chicken stock powder (Rice Flour, Yeast Extract (Yeast Extract, Salt), Potato Starch, Salt, Natural Flavouring, Chicken Meat Powder (Cooked Chicken Meat, Antioxidant: Extracts of Rosemary), Rapeseed Oil.)
- 200g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 1 aubergine
- 1 handful of fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 110g baby tomatoes
- 1 courgette
Nutritional Information
Calories: 539
Protein: 53g
Carbs: 47g
Fat: 16g
Vibrant Chicken Ratatouille with Quinoa
It's our take on a classic French dish - ratatouille. Juicy British chicken breast simmered with vibrant courgette, soft gooey aubergine and juicy tomatoes. On the side? Comforting quinoa, flecked with flat-leaf parsley, to soak up all the flavours.
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Preheat the oven to 220C / fan 200C / gas 7
- Line a large baking tray with parchment paper
- Bring a large saucepan filled with salted water to a boil
- Pull out a large frying pan, a measuring jug & a sieve
Prep the veg
- Add the quinoa to the saucepan and boil for 13-14 mins, until cooked, then drain
- Dice the aubergine and courgette into 2cm cubes. Finely slice the onion
- Thinly slice the garlic. Halve the tomatoes. Finely chop the parsley
Get sizzlin' & cook the quinoa
- Place the courgette and aubergine on the lined baking tray. Toss in 1 tsp oil then roast for 15-20 minutes
- Heat the large frying pan with 1 tbsp oil on medium-high heat (we used the 30cm HexClad Hybrid Pan). Once hot, add the onion, garlic, chicken and Italian herbs. Cook for 4 mins, until the chicken is golden
Ratatouille time
- Add the tomatoes, passata, stock and 200ml water (100ml for 1 person) to the pan
- Simmer for 12 mins, until the chicken is cooked through
- In the final minute, stir through the balsamic vinegar and roast veg. Season with salt and pepper
Plate up
- Check your chicken is cooked through by cutting a large piece in half; the flesh should be white and the juices running clear
- Mix half the parsley through the quinoa
- Serve the chicken ratatouille with the herbed quinoa and garnish with the remaining parsley
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