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Honey Chicken With Tomato & Pepper Rice Bake

This easy weeknight winner will become a firm family fave. You'll bake rice in a smoky homemade pepper and tomato sauce before serving up with juicy pan-fried chicken with a golden honey glaze. For added flavour for the grown-ups, finish with a dash of parsley and smoky dressing. Under 600 calories.

40 mins
476kcal
Portuguese
Honey Chicken With Tomato & Pepper Rice Bake
4.5

Ingredients for 2 people

Cooking for 3? 1 and a half for each ingredient Cooking for 4? Double each ingredient

Tomato paste (32g)
Tomato paste (32g)
Red pepper
Red pepper
Ground smoked paprika (2tsp)
Ground smoked paprika (2tsp)
Garlic clove
Garlic clove
Lemon
Lemon
Chicken breast portions (2pcs)
Chicken breast portions (2pcs)
Intense chicken stock mix (5.5g)
Intense chicken stock mix (5.5g)
Red onion
Red onion
White basmati rice (130g)
White basmati rice (130g)
Parsley (5g)
Parsley (5g)
Tomato
Tomato
Honey (25g)
Honey (25g)

You'll also need

Salt, Olive oil, Pepper, Water (or dietary alternatives)

Cooking instructions

Instructions for 2 [for 3] [for 4] portion recipe.

1.

Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ gas 7 and boil a kettle

Take your chicken out of the fridge, open the packet and let it air

Add your basmati rice to an oven-proof dish with 300ml [390ml] [600ml] boiled water

Cover tightly with tin foil and put the dish in the oven for an initial 10 min

Step 1
2.

Peel and finely dice your red onion[s]

Peel and finely chop (or grate) your garlic

Dice your tomato[es]

Deseed your pepper[s] (scrape the seeds and pith out with a teaspoon) and dice

Step 2
3.

Chop your parsley roughly, including the stalks

Step 3
4.

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with a drizzle of olive oil over a high heat

Once hot, add the diced onion with the diced pepper, diced tomato, half the chopped garlic and half your ground smoked paprika (you'll use the rest later!), tomato paste and chicken stock mix

Add a generous pinch of salt, give everything a good mix up and cook for 4-5 min or until slightly softened – this is your tomato & pepper mixture

Step 4
5.

After the initial 10 min, remove the dish from the oven and stir through the tomato & pepper mixture, reserve the pan

Re-cover the dish with the tin foil and return it to the oven for a final 15-20 min – this is your tomato & pepper rice

Step 5
6.

While the rice is in the oven, cover your chicken breast portion[s] with cling film and bash with a rolling pin until it's an even thickness (not too thin!), then season with a generous pinch of salt

Wipe the reserved pan clean and return it to a medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil and once hot, add the flattened chicken and cook for 6-7 min on each side until browned

Once browned, drizzle over your honey and cook for a final 2-3 min or until glazed and cooked through (no pink meat!) – this is your honey chicken

Step 6
7.

Meanwhile, combine the remaining ground smoked paprika, remaining chopped garlic and the juice of half your lemon[s] in a bowl with 1 tbsp [1 1/2 tbsp] [2 tbsp] olive oil and a generous pinch of salt and pepper – this is your smoky garlic dressing

Cut the remaining lemon into 1 wedge per person

Step 7
8.

Slice the honey chicken thinly on a clean board

Serve the tomato & pepper rice in a bowl topped with the sliced honey chicken, then sprinkle over the chopped parsley and drizzle over the smoky garlic dressing

Tip: Cooking for kids? Leave out the parsley and smoky sauce, or just add a little!

Garnish with a lemon wedge and enjoy!

Nutritional information

Nutritional information only applies to ingredients supplied by Gousto.

per serving
476kcal
Energy
3.1g
Fat
70.1g
Carbohydrate
5.5g
Fibre
39.5g
Protein
1.3g
Salt

The cooking process and additional ingredients added at home (listed under “You'll also need”) will affect total values.

Allergens

In addition to the recipe specific allergen information provided, due to production and packing methods Gousto boxes may also contain low levels of the following allergens: Cereals containing gluten; Crustaceans; Eggs; Fish; Peanuts; Soya; Milk; Nuts: almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecan nuts, brazil nuts, pistachio nuts, macadamia nuts; Celery; Sesame; Sulphur dioxide and Sulphites; Lupin; Molluscs; Mustard.

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