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Tropical Chicken Risotto

1hr 30mins

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Tropical Chicken Risotto

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cooked basmati rice
  • 1 fillet of chicken breast
  • 8 tablespoons of frozen green peas
  • ¼ cup chopped red bell pepper
  • 3 cloves of chopped garlic
  • 4 tablespoons of chopped onion
  • 1 teaspoon of bladed almonds
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon of seedless black raisins
  • 2 tablespoons of canola oil
  • - Juice of ½ lime

Directions

Prep
45mins
Cook
45mins
Total
1hr 30mins
  1. Cut the peppers into thin strips and reserve.
  2. Prepare the rice per package instructions to have 1 cup of cooked basmati rice. 
  3. Cook the peas in water and drain. Season peas with the lime, pepper (chopped) and 1 clove of chopped garlic. 
  4. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a pan and brown 1 chopped garlic clove and 2 tablespoons of chopped onion. Add the chicken, cumin, parsley (chopped). Sauté until cooked. 
  5. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a different pan. Brown 1 clove of chopped garlic and 2 tablespoons of onion. Add the rice. Sauté and add water until the rice is warmed through. 
  6. Combine the cooked rice with the peas, peppers and the chicken. Add the raisins and almonds on the top of the risotto. 
  7. Serve it warm.

Meal types

Nutritional information

  • Calories 367
  • Carbohydrates 35.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber 3.9 g
  • Protein 19.2 g
  • Fat 16.9 g
  • Saturated Fat 1.8 g
  • Sodium 93 mg
  • Potassium 381 mg
  • Calcium 57 mg
  • Phosphorus186 mg