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Sweet Chilli Chicken With Broccoli Rice

Chicken, rice and broccoli create a balanced meal every time. We've flavoured things up in this version by cooking the chicken in a sweet chilli sauce, flavoured with fresh root ginger, taking it into Asian territory. Sweet!

30 mins
591kcal
Asian
Sweet Chilli Chicken With Broccoli Rice
4.0

Ingredients for 2 people

1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
50g fresh chilli jam
50g fresh chilli jam
150g fragrant basmati rice
150g fragrant basmati rice
1 tbsp cornflour
1 tbsp cornflour
1 large British chicken breast fillet
1 large British chicken breast fillet
2 spring onions
2 spring onions
15g fresh root ginger
15g fresh root ginger
1 broccoli
1 broccoli
1 lemon
1 lemon

You'll also need

Flour, Pepper, Salt, Vegetable oil (or dietary alternatives)

Cooking instructions

Instructions for 2 portion recipe.

1.

Slice the chicken into thin strips of equal size then season with salt and pepper

Transfer the chicken strips to a plate with a little flour

Toss to coat the chicken evenly

Step 1
2.

Add the rice and 350ml [700ml] water to a large pot with a lid and bring to the boil over a high heat

Meanwhile, cut the broccoli into florets

Once the rice is boiling, reduce the heat to low and add the broccoli florets on top

Cover and cook for 10-15 min or until all the water has absorbed and the rice and broccoli are cooked

Step 2
3.

Meanwhile, heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with 2-3 tbsp [3-5 tbsp] vegetable oil over a medium-high heat

Once hot, add the chicken and cook for 3 min or until nicely browned, turning once

Once browned, transfer the strips to a plate and wipe the pan clean

Step 3
4.

Slice the spring onions finely

Peel and chop (or grate) the ginger finely

Cut the lemon[s] in half

Step 4
5.

Add the cornflour, sweet chilli jam, juice of half the [whole] lemon and 100ml [200ml] cold water to a mixing jug

Stir to combine - this is your sweet chilli stock

Step 5
6.

Return the reserved pan to a medium-high heat and add the spring onion and ginger with 1 tsp [2 tsp] vegetable oil and cook for 1 min

Add the sweet chilli stock and transfer the chicken back to the pan

Cook for 3-5 min or until your chicken is cooked through and your sauce is sticky and has thickened

Step 6
7.

Add the sesame oil to the rice and stir the broccoli through

Slice the remaining lemon into wedges

Step 7
8.

Serve the saucy, chilli chicken over the the broccoli rice

Garnish with a lemon wedge

Enjoy!

Nutritional information

Nutritional information only applies to ingredients supplied by Gousto.

per serving
591kcal
Energy
10.8g
Fat
80.7g
Carbohydrate
9.6g
Fibre
49.9g
Protein
0.3g
Salt

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

Allergens

Allergens highlighted by (sesame).

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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