Oven Baked Chicken + Pesto Rice
A recipe that went viral on our socials and for good reason - it is so delicious and full of flavour! This quantity below feeds a family of 4 (and 5 with littlies) and is an absolute favourite for the entire fam.
Ingredients
- 750 gram chicken breast diced
- 1.5 cup white rice rinsed
- 3 tbsp basil pesto store bought or homemade
- 3 tbsp natural yoghurt
- 2.25 cups chicken stock
- 1.5 cup frozen green peas
- 1.5 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 heaped tablespoons of fresh basil pesto and heapped tbsp of natural yoghurt.
- Cover with chicken stock. Stir through and ensure all is well combined.
- Add frozen green peas and cherry tomatoes and 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 a crunchy non starchy salad or zesty green salad.
Nutrition
Calories: 582kcalCarbohydrates: 56gProtein: 47gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 124mgSodium: 571mgPotassium: 875mgFiber: 3gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 802IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 226mgIron: 2mg
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