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One-pot Chicken Biryani with Brown Basmati & Green Beans
Our brilliant biryani, starring juicy free-range chicken and colourful veggies. It couldn’t be easier - it comes together in one pot! Just sizzle your chicken alongside juicy peppers, sweet onion and crunchy green beans. Infuse with fragrant spices, then toss in steamed whole basmati, to bring it all together.
Ready in 20
High protein
1/3 daily fibre
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 10g chicken stock powder (use half) (Chicory Extract, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavouring, Salt, Onion Powder, Chicken Stock Powder, Rapeseed Oil.)
- 1 handful of fresh coriander (use half)
- 2 tbsp tikka paste (use half) (Mustard) (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Smoked Paprika, Garlic, Turmeric, Curry powder (Turmeric, Coriander, Yellow MUSTARD Flour, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Fenugreek, Fennel, Salt, Chilli Powder, Ground Black Pepper), Cumin, Coriander, Salt, Tamarind extract, Coriander leaf, Acetic acid, Cayenne pepper, Cornflour, Roast cumin seeds)
- 1 pepper (use half)
- 150g diced British Free Range chicken breast
- 2 garlic clove
- 250g steamed brown basmati rice (use half) (Natural Brown Basmati Rice – Steamed (98%), Rice Bran Oil, Acacia Fibre.)
- 1 onion (use half)
- 160g green beans (use half)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 543
Protein: 49g
Carbs: 44g
Fat: 18g
Ingredients
- 2 garlic clove
- 1 handful of fresh coriander
- 2 tbsp tikka paste (Mustard) (Water, Rapeseed Oil, Smoked Paprika, Garlic, Turmeric, Curry powder (Turmeric, Coriander, Yellow MUSTARD Flour, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Fenugreek, Fennel, Salt, Chilli Powder, Ground Black Pepper), Cumin, Coriander, Salt, Tamarind extract, Coriander leaf, Acetic acid, Cayenne pepper, Cornflour, Roast cumin seeds)
- 250g steamed brown basmati rice (Natural Brown Basmati Rice – Steamed (98%), Rice Bran Oil, Acacia Fibre.)
- 10g chicken stock powder (Chicory Extract, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavouring, Salt, Onion Powder, Chicken Stock Powder, Rapeseed Oil.)
- 160g green beans
- 1 pepper
- 1 onion
- 300g diced British Free Range chicken breast
Nutritional Information
Calories: 538
Protein: 48g
Carbs: 44g
Fat: 18g
One-pot Chicken Biryani with Brown Basmati & Green Beans
Our brilliant biryani, starring juicy free-range chicken and colourful veggies. It couldn’t be easier - it comes together in one pot! Just sizzle your chicken alongside juicy peppers, sweet onion and crunchy green beans. Infuse with fragrant spices, then toss in steamed whole basmati, to bring it all together.
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Pull out a large frying pan & a measuring jug
Get started
- Thinly slice the onion. Dice the pepper into 2cm chunks. Trim and chop the green beans and cut into thirds
- Heat the large frying pan with 1 tbsp oil on medium-high heat. Once hot, add the onion, pepper, green beans and chicken. Season with salt and pepper
- Cook for 12 mins, stirring occasionally, until golden
Build the dish
- Meanwhile, finely chop or crush the garlic. Roughly chop the coriander
- Add the garlic and tikka paste to the pan. Stir to combine and cook for 2 mins, then add the rice, stock powder and 75ml water (40ml for 1 person)
- Cook for 2-3 mins, until the chicken is cooked through and the rice is piping hot
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
- Share the chicken biryani between bowls. Garnish with the coriander
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