Cajun chicken & vegetable quinoa

Category:

Main

Free from:

Gluten, egg, soya beans, lactose/milk, fish, crustaceans, molluscs, nuts, lupin

Contains:

Meat & mustard. Stock may contain celery. Check stock for milk/lactose & gluten, quinoa for sesame & nuts, lentils for gluten

Alternatives:

Vegan option available

Preparation time:

15-20 minutes

Cooking time:

20 minutes

Serves:

3-4


Ingredients

3-4 chicken breasts (cut into bite-sized pieces)

700ml chicken stock - check for celery, lactose, gluten

150g quinoa (rinsed) - check for sesame, nuts

125g lentils (already cooked or microwavable - e.g. Puy) - check for gluten

1 red pepper (roughly chopped)

1 courgette (sliced)

1 tbspn Cajun spice - contains mustard

1/2 tbspn olive oil

Salt & pepper to taste

1 tbspn coriander (stalks removed and chopped)

3 large spring onions (sliced)

10 dried apricots (sliced thinly)


Method

1. Preheat the oven to 200°c and boil the kettle

2. Prepare the vegetables and chicken

3. Put 1/2 tbspn olive oil and Cajun spice in a food bag. Add the chicken, courgette and red pepper.        Shake

4. Empty the coated vegetables and chicken into a roasting tin. Put in the oven for 20 minutes

5. Whilst the vegetables and chicken are roasting, put the stock in a saucepan. Add the quinoa.                 Bring to the boil. Stir, reduce the heat and cover. Simmer for 15 minutes

6. Uncover the saucepan. Add the lentils and apricot. Simmer for another 5 minutes stirring                        occasionally.

7. Remove the pan from the heat. Use a slotted spoon to add the roasted vegetables and chicken to       the mixture

8. Add the spring onion and coriander. Stir well

9. Season to taste

Serving suggestion: Eat fresh as a main dish or equally good as a cold salad the following day.


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