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Chicken, Apricot and Orange Pilaff
- Preparation time: 10 minutes
- Cooking time: 30 minutes
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Total time:
40 minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 25 g shelled unsalted pistachio nuts
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, roughly chopped
- 1 red chilli, halved, deseeded and finely sliced
- 350 g basmati rice
- 500 ml chicken stock
- 125 ml orange juice
- 100g Waitrose Soft Apricots, chopped
- 500g cooked chicken, chopped or shredded into smallish pieces
- ½ x 20g pack flat-leaf parsley, chopped
- zest of 1 orange, removed with a zester
Method
- Heat the olive oil in a sauté pan and cook the onion for 2-3 minutes until soft and pale gold in colour. Stir in the chilli and sauté for another minute. Pour in the basmati rice and stir briefly to coat in the oily juices.
- Mix the stock with the orange juice, seasoning and apricots then pour over the rice. Bring just to the boil, turn down to a simmer, then cover the pan and cook for 20 minutes until the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is tender. Don't stir the rice during this time. Season.
- When the rice is cooked, gently fork the chicken into the pilaff along with the parsley, orange zest and nuts. Cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring constantly, until the chicken is heated through. Serve with a dollop of Greek yogurt on the side.
Comments
Nutritional Info
Typical values per serving:
| Energy |
2840.936kJ 679.0kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 17.2g |
| Saturated Fat | 2.9g |
| Sugars | 14.4g |
| Salt | 1.3g |
This recipe was first published in January 2009.
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