Spicy Chicken With Zingy Spinach Quinoa And Avocado

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

Rinse your quinoa in a sieve under cold running water, add the quinoa to a large pot with plenty of boiled water and bring to the boil over a high heat, once boiling, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 6-10 min or until all the quinoa is tender

Once cooked, drain, return it to the pot

Once the quinoa is tender, remove from the heat and leave to steam-dry, uncovered, until serving

Add your ground smoked paprika, cayenne pepper (can't handle the heat? Go easy!), ground allspice and soy sauce to a plate with a generous grind of pepper and mix it all together to form a paste

Add your chicken breast portion[s] to the paste and turn until well coated

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick with a matching lid) with 1/2 tbsp [3/4 tbsp] [1 tbsp] vegetable oil over a medium-high heat

Once hot, add the coated chicken and cook for 3 min on each side or until golden

Once golden, add a couple of splashes of water to the pan and cover with a lid, cook for a further 10-12 min or until cooked through (no pink meat!) – this is your spicy chicken

Meanwhile, roughly chop your coriander, including the stalks

Trim, then slice your spring onion[s]

Slice your red chilli[es] into rounds

Peel and finely chop (or grate) your garlic

Wash your spinach, then pat dry with kitchen paper

Add the spinach, chopped garlic, half the chilli rounds (can't handle the heat? Go easy!), half the sliced spring onion and half the chopped coriander (save the rest for garnish!) to a food processor

Add the juice of your lime[s] with 2 tbsp [3 tbsp] [4 tbsp] olive oil, 1 tbsp [1 1/2 tbsp] [2 tbsp] water and a generous pinch of salt and give it a good mix up – this is your zingy spinach dressing

Cut your avocado[s] in half lengthways, around the stone

Remove the stone[s] using a spoon, then scoop out the avocado flesh and slice finely lengthways

Drain and rinse your cannellini beans

Add the drained cannellini beans and a dollop of the zingy spinach dressing to the cooled quinoa and stir it all together – this is your zingy spinach quinoa

Slice the spicy chicken finely on a clean board