Indo-Chinese style chilli chicken

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Created by The Tesco Recipes team

This popular Indo-Chinese fusion dish combines bold, fragrant flavours with quick, high-heat cooking. We've used a flavour kit to keep things simple, paired with chicken and peppers for an easy midweek meal. You can easily swap in tofu for a vegetarian version. Ready in just 20 minutes, it's a super-tasty and satisfying dinner for two.

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  • Serves 2
  • Takes 20 mins
  • 471 calories / serving

Ingredients

  • 1x 320g pack chicken breasts, diced
  • 1 pack Tesco Indo-Chinese Style Chilli Chicken Flavour Kit
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 red pepper, diced
  • 5 spring onions, finely chopped
  • 1 basmati microwave rice pouch

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Each serving contains

Energy
1975kJ 471.0kcal
24%
Fat
14g
medium20%
Saturates
3g
low13%
Salt
1.1g
low18%
Sugars
9g
low10%

of the Reference intake

Carbohydrate 47.0gProtein 37.4gFibre 4.1g

Method

  1. Cover the chicken with the seasoning mix from the flavour kit.
  2. Heat the oil in a pan over a medium heat, then fry the chicken for 10 mins or until golden brown.
  3. Add the pepper and spring onions and cook for a further 5 mins or until the vegetables are soft and the chicken is cooked through.
  4. Add in the seasoning paste from the flavour kit and cook for a further 1-2 mins.
  5. Meanwhile, cook the rice to pack instructions and serve with the chilli chicken.
  • Simple swaps: Swap the chicken for tofu or more veggies.
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