Mexican Popcorn Chicken & Garlic Rice
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Mexican Popcorn Chicken & Garlic Rice

Mexican Popcorn Chicken & Garlic Rice

with Charred Corn-Tomato Salsa & Smokey Aioli

Tonight’s chicken is really ‘popping off’ (please forgive the pun). A touch of heat and fun Mexican-inspired flavours come together to create chicken that will be popping with flavour (sorry we couldn’t help it). Add some fragrant garlic rice and a smokey sweetcorn and tomato salsa, and it’s bound to be a pop-ular dish (okay we’re done now).

Tags:
Spicy
Allergens:
Milk
Gluten
Egg
Soy

The quantities provided above are averages only.

Always read product labels for the most up-to-date allergen information. Visit hellofresh.co.nz/foodinfo for allergen and ingredient information. If you have received a substitute ingredient, please be aware allergens may have changed

Total Time30 minutes
Cooking Time20 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

Serving amount

Garlic

1

Basmati Rice

1

Tomato

1

baby leaves

1

Sweetcorn

1

Chicken Thigh

1

Mexican Fiesta Spice Blend

1

Cornflour

(May be present Milk, Gluten, Peanut, Soy, Sesame, Almond, Cashew, Hazelnut, Macadamia, Pecan, Pistachio, Walnut, Pine Nut, Brazil Nut. )

1

Smokey Aioli

(Contains Egg, Soy; )

1

Coriander

Not included in your delivery

1

olive oil

butter

(Contains Milk; )

water

plain flour

(Contains Gluten; )

white wine vinegar

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Nutrition Values

Energy (kJ)3342 kJ
Calories799 kcal
Fat38 g
of which saturates11.2 g
Carbohydrate83.5 g
of which sugars7.8 g
Dietary Fibre5.3 g
Protein37.3 g
Sodium988 mg
Due to the different suppliers we purchase our products from, nutritional facts per meal can vary from the website to what is received in the delivered box, depending on your region.

Cooking Steps

1

• Finely chop garlic. • In a medium saucepan, heat the butter with a dash of olive oil over medium heat. Cook garlic until fragrant, 1-2 minutes. • Add basmati rice, the water and a generous pinch of salt, stir, then bring to the boil. • Reduce heat to low and cover with a lid. • Cook for 10 minutes, then remove from heat and keep covered until rice is tender and water is absorbed, 10 minutes.

TIP: The rice will finish cooking in its own steam so don't peek!

2

• Meanwhile, roughly chop tomato and baby spinach leaves. Drain the sweetcorn. • Cut chicken thigh into 2cm chunks.

3

• Heat a large frying pan over high heat. Cook sweetcorn until lightly browned, 4-5 minutes. Transfer to a medium bowl. • SPICY! The spice blend is hot! Add less if you're sensitive to heat. Meanwhile, combine Mexican Fiesta spice blend, a pinch of salt and a drizzle of olive oil in a second medium bowl. Add chicken and toss to coat. Set aside.

TIP: Cover the pan with a lid if the corn kernels are “popping” out.

4

• Add cornflour and the plain flour to the chicken and toss to coat. • Return frying pan to high heat with enough olive oil to coat the base of the pan. • When oil is hot, dust off any excess flour from chicken, then cook, tossing occasionally, until browned and cooked through, 5-6 minutes. • Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate.

5

• Meanwhile, to the bowl of charred corn, add tomato, baby spinach and a drizzle of white wine vinegar and olive oil. • Season to taste and toss to combine.

6

• Divide garlic rice and charred corn-tomato salsa between bowls. • Top with Mexican popcorn chicken and dollop of smokey aioli. Tear over coriander to serve. Enjoy!