Chicken burrito bowls
Ingredients
- 1 cup basmati rice
- ½ teaspoon turmeric
- 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 500g chicken breast, halved horizontally
- 420g no-added-salt black beans, drained and rinsed
- 420g can no-added-salt corn sweetcornXkernels, drained
- 1 each red and green capsicum, seeds removed, cut into strips
- 40g leafy greens
- ¾ cup fresh coriandercilantroX leaves
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
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Instructions
1 Place rice, turmeric and 1¼ cup of water in a medium saucepan over low heat. Cover with a lid and cook for 12-15 minutes, until rice is cooked and water has absorbed. Fluff with a fork. Set aside.
2 Combine paprika, cumin and 2 teaspoons of olive oil in a bowl and stir to form a paste. Add chicken and toss through marinade to coat.
3 Heat a large frypan over medium to high heat and cook chicken in batches for 3-4 minutes or until cooked. Transfer to a board and allow to rest for 2 minutes before slicing. Reserve pan juices.
4 To assemble lunch burrito bowls, divide rice among lunch boxes and top with chicken and pan juices, black beans, corn, capsicum, leafy greens, coriander and lime.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 553cal
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Kilojoules 2323kJ
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Protein 44g
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Total fat 6g
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–Saturated fat 1.3g
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Carbohydrates 72g
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–Sugars 11g
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Dietary fibre 15g
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Sodium 80mg
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Calcium 40mg
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Iron 2.5mg
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