Harissa-Baked Chicken with Chia Broccoli Rice and Coriander Tzatziki
Ready in 30 minutes
• Serves 2
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Meals For 1) on Sunday, March 6, 2016.
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Meals For 1) on Sunday, March 6, 2016.
Extra for you or for two!
Ingredients
CHIA BROCCOLI RICE
- 3/4 cup long grain rice with black chia seeds
- 1 1/4 cups water
- 3/4 head broccoli
- 2 handfuls baby spinach leaves
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
HARISSA-BAKED CHICKEN
- 300g chicken breast
- 1 1/2 tablespoons harissa tapenade
CORIANDER TZATZIKI
- 1 Lebanese cucumber
- 1/2 cup natural yoghurt
- 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves and stalks
- 1/2 teaspoon runny honey
TO SERVE
- 1 tablespoon coriander leaves
- 2 tablespoons sliced toasted almonds
Steps
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oven to 200°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Bring a full kettle to the boil.
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Combine rice, water and a good pinch of salt in a pot and bring to the boil. As soon as it boils, cover with a tight-fitting lid and reduce to lowest heat to cook for 12 minutes. Turn off heat and leave to steam, covered, for a further 8 minutes. Do not lift lid at any time during cooking.
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Finely dice broccoli florets including stem, place in a large, heat-proof bowl and cover with boiling water. Drain after 4 minutes, return to bowl and set aside. Roughly chop spinach leaves and set aside with broccoli.
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Pat chicken dry with paper towels and season with salt. Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium fry-pan on high heat. Sear chicken for 2 minutes each side until golden, but not cooked through. Transfer to prepared tray and evenly spread the top with harissa tapenade. Roast for 8–10 minutes (depending on thickness) until just cooked through. Transfer to a plate, covered with foil to rest for 4 minutes then slice thickly.
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While chicken is cooking prepare tzatziki; grate cucumber into a clean tea towel and squeeze out excess moisture; combine with all remaining coriander tzatziki ingredients in a small bowl, season to taste with salt and pepper and stir well.
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Fluff up cooked rice with a fork and toss with broccoli, spinach, lemon zest and juice and olive oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
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Spoon chia broccoli rice onto plates and top with harissa-baked chicken. Dollop over tzatziki and garnish with coriander and almonds
Nutritional Information
| Energy |
2831 kj 677 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 49.9g |
| Carbohydrate | 62.9g |
| Fat | 24.0g |