With chermoula spice blend coating the chicken and a mouth-watering mix of tahini yoghurt, rice studded with currants and sweet roasted veggies, this meal is sure to bring major excitement to the dinner table.
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2 clove
garlic
1 packet
basmati rice
1 packet
Currants
(May be present: Milk, Gluten, Soy. )
1
beetroot
1
onion
1
tomato
1 sachet
chermoula spice blend
1 packet
chicken breast
1 packet
tahini
(Contains: Sesame; )
1 bag
baby spinach leaves
1 packet
Greek-Style Yoghurt
(Contains: Milk; )
olive oil
20 g
butter
(Contains: Milk; )
1.5 cup
water
1 tsp
honey
Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced. Finely chop the garlic. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter with a dash of olive oil over a medium heat. Cook the garlic until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. Add the basmati rice, the water, currants and a pinch of salt and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to low and cover with a lid. Cook for 10 minutes, then remove from the heat and keep covered until the rice is tender and the water has absorbed, 10 minutes.
TIP: The rice will finish cooking in its own steam so don't peek!
Cut the beetroot into small chunks. Slice the red onion and tomato into wedges. Place the veggies on a lined oven tray, drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat, then spread out evenly and roast until tender, 25-30 minutes.
While the veggies are roasting, combine the chermoula spice blend, honey, a generous pinch of salt and 1/2 the Greek-style yoghurt in a medium bowl. Add the chicken breast and turn to coat. Season with pepper and set aside.
While the rice is cooking, heat a large frying pan over a medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook the chicken until golden, 2 minutes each side. Transfer the chicken to a second lined oven tray and spoon over any excess marinade from the frying pan. Bake the chicken until cooked through, 8-12 minutes. Set aside to rest for 5 minutes.
TIP: Don't worry if the yoghurt chars in the pan, this just adds more flavour!
TIP: Chicken is cooked through when it's no longer pink inside.
While the chicken is cooking, combine the tahini, a pinch of salt and pepper, a drizzle of olive oil and remaining Greek yoghurt in a small bowl. Set aside. Stir the baby spinach through the rice.
Thickly slice the chermoula chicken. Divide the garlic and spinach rice between plates. Top with the roasted veggies, chicken and tahini-yoghurt. Pour over any resting juices.