Name: Cajun spiced chicken with quinoa
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 10g coconut oil; 80g red pepper or green pepper, cut into thin strips; 300g skinless chicken breast sliced into 1cm strips; ½ tsp Cajun seasoning; 250g pouch ready-cooked quinoa; 1 lemon zested and juiced; pinch of nutmeg; 1 spring onion finely chopped; small pack coriander roughly chopped

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Cajun spiced chicken with quinoa

Cajun spiced chicken with quinoa

Joe Wicks

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Serves 1

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 10 mins

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Joe Wicks' Cajun spiced chicken dish is iron rich and takes just 15 minutes to prepare and plate up. If you need a speedy lunch or simple supper, this is it

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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10g coconut oil
80g red pepper

or green pepper, cut into thin strips
300g skinless chicken breast

sliced into 1cm strips
½ tsp Cajun seasoning
250g pouch ready-cooked quinoa
1 lemon

zested and juiced
pinch of nutmeg
1 spring onion

finely chopped
small pack coriander

roughly chopped

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal730
fat19g
saturates10g
carbs50g
sugars6g
fibre10g
protein85g
salt0.6g

Method

step 1

Melt the coconut oil in a wok or large frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add the peppers and stir-fry for 2-3 mins or until they start to soften.
step 2

Increase the heat to high and add the chicken along with the Cajun seasoning. Fry for 3-4 mins more or until the chicken is cooked. (Check by slicing into one of the larger pieces to make sure the meat is white all the way through, with no raw pink bits.)
step 3

Microwave your quinoa following pack instructions. Stir the remaining ingredients through the quinoa, then pile onto a plate and top with the chicken and pepper mix.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2017

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