Rice & peas with mango chicken

Rice & peas with mango chicken

Affordable, tasty and filling, this Lesley Waters dish will become a family favourite

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preperation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Plus marinating

Method

  1. Make the rice and peas: heat 2 tbsp oil in a large frying pan, then fry onion for 5 mins. Add the garlic, then stir in the rice. Cook for 1 min more. Add the beans, pour in the stock and coconut milk and season well. Bring to the boil, cover, then simmer gently for 25-30 mins or until the rice is just cooked. Add the thyme and petit pois for the final 3 mins of cooking, then fluff up with a fork.
  2. Meanwhile, mix the mango chutney, lime zest and juice and remaining olive oil, then season well. Heat a griddle or frying pan, brush a little of the mix over the chicken breasts, then cook for 5 mins each side until charred and cooked through. Once done, set aside to rest for a few mins while you heat the rest of the mango mix in the pan. Serve the rice and peas with a chicken breast and spoonfuls of tangy mango sauce.
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Healthy benefits

Cannellini, flageolet, borlotti, red kidney, black, pinto, aduki, haricot - there are so many types of beans available now. They all have more or less the same uses, cooked in soups and stews, dressed in salads or mashed and served instead of potatoes. One simple rule when using canned beans is to make sure you rinse them really well.

Lesley says...

I love pulses - they are real flavour absorbers and work well in a whole variety of dishes. They're also cheap, satisfying and a delicious way to add protein and fibre to your diet. Most pulses are available in cans, so there's no need to soak them - and some lentils can be cooked very quickly. If you've never used pulses before you'll be amazed at how they can become so much a part of your everyday meals

Per serving

702 kcalories, protein 50g, carbohydrate 86g, fat 20 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 11g, salt 2.55 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, July 2008.

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  • 24 June 2008

    Pugwash rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very nice and very easy, though possiblya little too sweet for some tatses. The magazine gives a curry version which is worth a try - watch this space!

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  • 25 June 2008

    Chef Kishore commented on this recipe

    Hi, will try this receipt on the 3rd July, as it's my wife birth day. So let meet after, and will rate this receipt. Regards, Chef Kishore

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  • 26 June 2008

    Kezza commented on this recipe

    I really enjoyed this receipe but the only thing was the mango marinade that was brushed onto the chicken burnt in the bottom of the frying pan. Not sure if i put too much on or the pan was too hot. Think i might try cooking the chicken in the oven next time. Overall a lovely filling meal and will defiantly make again!

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    02 July 2008

    Rog rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    It was a very tasty dish. To avoid the mango marinade burning in the frying pan, I marinaded the chicken with it for about 15 minutes and then transferred the excess to a small saucepan, heated it up and simmered it why the chicken was cooking. I then served it onto the top of the chicken.

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  • 07 July 2008

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very tasty. Used chickpeas instead of red kidney beans and served with chicken curry.

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  • 01 August 2008

    Karina D. rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Yummy! The flavour of black-eye beans was new for us, but we liked it very much. Pulses are so healty; it's good to know that it's not only Chili were you can use them for. I bought a jar of organic mango chutney (also a new ingredient in my kitchen) and used the leftover bit for the Crunchy Coronation chicken in the same magazine. (thanks for the tip Pugwash) Two new flavours in one recipe!! Thanks!

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  • 03 August 2008

    rebecca rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very good - enjoyed by everyone. I used chickpeas for half the beans because that's what i had, and a spicy mango chutney. I made the raita recipe on the same page which went really well.

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  • 21 August 2008

    Carol rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was delicious. 11 out of 10 !!

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  • 18 November 2008

    Weasel rated and commented on this recipe

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    Loved this recipe, I followed it to the letter and it tasted divine!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preperation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 30 mins

Plus marinating

Ingredients

FOR THE RICE AND PEAS

  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 onion , chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves , crushed
  • 200g long grain rice
  • 400g can kidney beans , drained and rinsed
  • 400g can black-eyed beans , drained and rinsed
  • 500ml vegetable stock
  • 1 thyme sprig, leaves stripped
  • 175g frozen petits pois
  • 200ml reduced-fat coconut milk
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Per serving

702 kcalories, protein 50g, carbohydrate 86g, fat 20 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 11g, salt 2.55 g

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