One Pot Chicken Breast & Coconut Pea-Laf

Before you begin...

This recipe takes around 5-10 min to prep, so get your casserole dish and all your ingredients ready, then wash your fruit and veg

Note: Make sure your dish is oven-proof and safe to use on the hob. Don't have one? Start cooking in a large, wide-based pan then transfer to an oven-proof dish and cover tightly with foil

Now, let's get started!

Before you start cooking, take your chicken out of the fridge, open the packet and let it air

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

Heat a large, wide-based, hob-safe oven-proof casserole dish with a matching lid with a drizzle of vegetable oil over a high heat

Once hot, add your diced chicken to the dish along with a very generous pinch of salt and pepper and cook for 2 min or until very lightly browned

Wash your spinach, then pat it dry with kitchen paper

Crush your garlic open by squashing with the side of a knife and remove the skin

Crush your cardamom pods open by squashing with the side of a knife

Peel (scrape the skin off with a teaspoon) your ginger, then chop it in half

Peel and chop your shallot[s] into wedges, then chop your creamed coconut roughly (if required!)

Once the chicken is slightly golden, add the crushed garlic, cardamom pods, chopped ginger, shallot wedges and chopped creamed coconut

Add the spinach to the dish along with your basmati rice, ground turmeric, chicken stock mix and 300ml [390ml] [600ml] boiled water

Give everything a good mix up

Bring to the boil over a high heat, cover with a lid, then put the dish in the oven for 20-25 min or until the chicken is cooked through (no pink meat!) and the rice is tender

Use this time to clear up, set the table, have a cup of tea or simply chill!

Reboil a kettle

While the chicken is cooking, combine your natural yoghurt and black sesame seeds in a small bowl along with a pinch of salt – this is your yoghurt

Add your blanched peas to a colander and pour boiled water all over them to refresh them

Once the chicken is cooked, mix through the refreshed peas – this your one pot chicken & coconut pea-laf