Balsamic chicken with tomatoes on roasted butternut squash rice
Recipe byIngredients
2 chicken breasts chopped into bite size pieces
1 red onion sliced
1 red pepper sliced
150ml of chicken stock
2 cloves of garlic
1 cup of rice
half a butternut squash, peeled and chopped
2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons of tomato puree
1 cup of cherry tomatoes chopped
paprika
fresh basil and parsley
olive oil Frylight or Pam
1. Method
2. Preheat oven to 200c or 400f
Place the chopped butternut squash in a roasting tin, spray with olive oil spray and a sprinkling of paprika, and toss to coat. Place in the oven and roast until caramelised and softened.
Cook the cup of rice as instructed on the packet.
Spray a frying pan with non stick spray, add the chicken and cook until browned, remove from pan and set aside. Add the onion, garlic, peppers and tomatoes and a little of the stock, fry until softened.
Return the chicken to the pan with the vegetables, and add the remaining stock, tomato puree, balsamic vinegar, basil and parsley.
Cook until the sauce starts to reduce and thickens and the chicken is cooked through but still tender.
When the butternut squash is ready, with it still in the roasting tin. Add the rice, and mix thoroughly.
Divide the rice mixture between two plates, and top with the chicken and vegetables.
main courses November 20, 2011 19:51
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