Oven baked chicken and pesto rice

Oven Baked Chicken + Pesto Rice

This quantity below feeds a family of 4 (even 5) and is an absolute favourite. It has even gone viral on our socials!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Course Dinner
Servings 4 serves
Calories 530 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 500 gram chicken breast diced
  • 1 cup white rice rinsed
  • 2 tbsp basil pesto store bought or our SSH pesto in 'sides' collection
  • 2 tbsp natural yoghurt
  • 1.5 cups chicken stock
  • 1 cup frozen green peas
  • 1 punnet cherry tomatoes
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese grated
  • feta cheese optional
  • sea salt & pepper to taste

Instructions
 

  • Pre heat oven to 180 degrees.
  • In an ovenproof dish, add the rinsed rice and diced chicken breast. 
  • Dollop 2 heaped tablespoons of fresh basil pesto and two tbsp of natural yoghurt. 
  • Cover with 1 1/2 cups chicken stock. Stir through and ensure all is well combined.
  • Add 1 cup frozen green peas and 1 cup (or punnet) of cherry tomatoes. Press down into wet mixture.
  • You could also add some crumbled feta at this point, this is optional, but recommended.
  • Cover the top with 1 cup grated cheese.
  • And pop into oven. Bake for 40-45 minutes or until both rice and chicken are cooked through.
  • Serve with our non starchy salad or zesty green salad, recipes available in 'sides' collection.

Nutrition

Calories: 530kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 41gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 7gFiber: 3gSugar: 4gVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 258mgIron: 2mg
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