Golden Chicken with Spanish Rice & Caramelised Lemon
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Total: 45 mins
Bake organic chicken, risotto rice and sweet Med veg in one pan for a succulent supper infused with big flavours from smoky paprika and a pinch of saffron powder, and sweet-sour pan-fried lemon wedges on the side.
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600 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 500g chicken breast mini fillets
  • 4 onions
  • 4 red peppers
  • 2 chilli
  • 4 tsp smoked paprika
  • 2 chicken stock cube
  • A pinch of saffron powder
  • 4 vine tomatoes
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 400g risotto rice
  • 2 lemon
From your kitchen
  • 2 tbsp + 1 tsp olive oil
  • Sea salt
  • Freshly ground pepper
  • 600ml boiling water
You'll need
  • Large ovenproof pan with a lid
  • Measuring jug
  • Frying pan
  • Ovenproof dish (optional)
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Heat your oven to 200°C/Fan 180°C/Gas 6. Fill your kettle and boil it. Pour 1 tbsp olive oil into a large, ovenproof pan (if your pan isn’t ovenproof see our tip), and warm it to a medium-high heat. Carefully add the chicken mini fillets to the hot pan and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Fry for 3-4 mins on each side, till golden brown. Lift the chicken out of the pan onto a plate.

  • 2.

    While the chicken fries, prep the veg. Peel the onions and finely slice them. Halve the peppers and scoop out the seeds and white pith. Slice the peppers into thin strips. Halve the chilli, scraping out the seeds and white bits for less heat, and finely chop it. Fill and boil your kettle.

  • 3.

    Turn the heat under the pan down to medium, and add another 1 tbsp olive oil. Add the onions, peppers and chilli, along with 2 tsp smoked paprika and a pinch of salt and pepper. Fry for 5 mins, stirring occasionally, till the veg are just starting to soften.

  • 4.

    Fill and boil your kettle. Pour 600ml boiling water into a heatproof jug and crumble in the stock cube. Add a pinch of saffron powder and stir to dissolve. Roughly chop the tomatoes. Peel crush or grate the garlic.

  • 5.

    Stir the garlic into the veg and cook for 1 min. Tip in the rice and stir to mix. Cook for 2 mins, till the rice starts to make a popping sound. Stir the tomatoes into the pan.

  • 6.

    Pour the saffron stock into the pan and stir well. Nestle the chicken into the rice. Pop a lid on the pan, or use foil to cover it. Slide into the oven for 25 mins, till the rice has absorbed the liquid.

  • 7.

    While the rice is cooking, halve the lemon. Pop a clean frying pan on a medium-high heat and add 1 tsp olive oil. When the pan is hot, add the lemon halves, cut-side down. Cook for 4-5 mins, till caramelised. Lift out of the pan and onto a plate.

  • 8.

    Give the chicken and rice a stir, taste and add more salt or pepper if needed. Divide between a couple of warm bowls and serve with the caramelised lemon on the side to squeeze over.

  • Tip

    Pan not ovenproof?
    Not to worry – just stir together the veg, rice and stock, then pour them into a large casserole or baking dish. Nestle in the chicken, cover with a lid or foil and bake as directed.

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