Chilli-lime chicken salad recipe

20Years
Chilli-lime chicken salad

Created by The Tesco Recipes team

Grain bowls are a lunchtime staple – the more colourful the better! This recipe uses microwavable rice and frozen edamame to make it extra easy.

See method
  • Serves 4
  • Takes 25 mins, plus marinating
  • 476 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 3 limes, 2 zested and juiced, 1 cut into wedges
  • 1 large red chilli, halved and thinly sliced
  • 650g pack chicken breast portions
  • 150g frozen soya beans
  • 2 x 250g pouches microwave wholegrain basmati and quinoa rice
  • 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ tsp ground cumin
  • 100g radishes, quartered
  • 60g pack wild rocket​
  • 30g pack fresh mint, leaves chopped

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Each serving contains

Energy
2000kJ 476.0kcal
24%
Fat
14g
medium20%
Saturates
3g
low15%
Salt
0.9g
low15%
Sugars
2g
low3%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 34.0gProtein 46.1gFibre 7.3g

Method

  1. Mix the lime zest and juice and chilli in a shallow dish. Season, add the chicken and turn to coat; leave to marinate for 10 mins. Meanwhile, preheat the grill to its highest setting and line a baking tray with foil.
  2. Transfer the chicken to the lined tray, pour over the marinade and grill for 8-10 mins each side or until cooked through with no pink meat remaining.
  3. Meanwhile, blanch the soya beans in boiling water for 6-7 mins until tender. Heat the rice pouches to pack instructions, then add to a large bowl and leave to cool for a few mins. Add the soya beans, oil, cumin, radishes, rocket leaves and most of the mint. Season to taste, then divide the salad among the plates. Slice the chicken breasts and arrange on top of the salad, spooning over any cooking juices and chillies from the tray. Scatter with the remaining mint and serve with lime wedges for squeezing over.

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