Mexican rice with chipotle pork & avocado salsa

Mexican rice with chipotle pork & avocado salsa

Ditch the takeaway and rustle up this smoky, spicy pork stir-fry with black beans, coriander and avocado

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Toss the pork with 1 tbsp of the chipotle paste, cumin, paprika, sugar and some seasoning. Spread on a baking tray, drizzle with the vegetable oil and bake for 20 mins until tender.
  2. Meanwhile, cook the rice following pack instructions until just cooked, then drain. Put back in the pan, add the beans and keep warm with a lid on.
  3. In a small bowl, toss the avocado with the red onion, most of the coriander, remaining chipotle paste and lime juice, then season. Serve the rice and beans with the pork, avocado salsa, jalapeño, lime wedges and remaining coriander.

PER SERVING

687 kcalories, protein 54g, carbohydrate 66g, fat 22 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 11g, sugar 6g, salt 1.2 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2012.

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  • 23 October 2012

    megmaz rated this recipe

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  • 07 November 2012

    Janet commented on this recipe

    Delicious

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  • 08 November 2012

    MClone rated and commented on this recipe

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    DELISH! I added ginger, turmeric, chilli to the spice mix; halved cherry tomatoes, chopped oregano to the salsa and lentils to the rice. Super healthy yet SO TASTY!

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  • 08 February 2013

    weeslavey rated and commented on this recipe

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    YUM!! Didn't have pork so used chicken and quickly pan fried it. So easy and so delicious. Sure fire replacement for carry out.

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  • 04 March 2013

    Panface rated and commented on this recipe

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    Made this tonight, I'm trying to eat healthier and this dish is a bit high in calories for me so I left out the sugar and oil, added some cherry tomatoes to the salsa to bulk it up, swapped the basmati for brown rice and halved the portion. It was delicious!! And so easy to be.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 20 mins

Freezable

Ingredients

  • 400g pork shoulder steaks , cut into 3cm pieces
  • 2 tbsp chipotle paste
  • 2 tsp each ground cumin and smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp vegetable oil
  • 100g basmati rice
  • 400g can black beans , drained, rinsed
  • 1 avocado , cut into chunks
  • 1 small red onion , finely chopped
  • handful coriander , roughly chopped
  • 1 lime , ½ juiced, ½ wedges
  • 2 tbsp pickled jalapeños , slices, rinsed
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PER SERVING

687 kcalories, protein 54g, carbohydrate 66g, fat 22 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 11g, sugar 6g, salt 1.2 g

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