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  • Chicken & Chorizo Jambalaya

    Chicken & Chorizo Jambalaya

    A healthy Cajun-inspired rice pot recipe that's bursting with spicy Spanish sausage, sweet peppers and tomatoes
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    Prep Time 10 minutes
    Cook Time 45 minutes
    Servings: 4
    Course: Dinner
    Cuisine: Cajun
    Calories: 445
    Ingredients Equipment Method

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
    • 2 Chicken Breast Chopped
    • 1 Onion Diced
    • 1 Red Pepper Thinly sliced
    • 2 Garlic Cloves Crushed
    • 75 grams Chorizo Sliced
    • 1 tbsp Cajun Seasoning
    • 250 grams Long grain Rice
    • 1 tin Chopped Tomato
    • 350 ml Chicken Stock

    Equipment

    • 1 Frying pan

    Method
     

    1. Heat 1 tbsp Olive Oil in a large frying pan with a lid over a medium-high heat and brown 2 Chicken Breast for 5-8 mins until golden.
      1 tbsp Olive Oil, 2 Chicken Breast
    2. Remove and set aside. Tip in the Onion and cook for 3-4 mins until soft.
      1 Onion
    3. Add 1 thinly sliced red pepper, 2 crushed garlic cloves, 75g sliced chorizo and 1 tbsp Cajun seasoning, and cook for 5 mins more.
      1 Red Pepper, 2 Garlic Cloves, 75 grams Chorizo, 1 tbsp Cajun Seasoning
    4. Stir the chicken back in with 250g long grain rice, add the 400g can of tomatoes and 350ml chicken stock. Cover and simmer over a medium heat for 20-25 mins until the rice is tender.
      250 grams Long grain Rice, 1 tin Chopped Tomato, 350 ml Chicken Stock