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Chicken enchilada rice bake

Mexican & Caribbean45 mins£1.14 a portionFreezes well

Ingredients

Serves 4
  • Chicken thighs (bone-in)600g
  • Basmati rice250g
  • Passata500g
  • Brown onions100g
  • Mixed peppers (3 pack)1
  • Ground cuminstore cupboard5g
  • Mild chilli powderstore cupboard3g
  • Black beans (400g tin)1
  • Mature cheddar100g
  • Stock cubes (12 pack)1

Plus salt and pepper. About £4.58 for the amounts used.

Method

  1. 1

    Heat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan, gas 6).

  2. 2

    Take the chicken off the bone, remove the skin and cut into chunks. Fry with 1 chopped onion and 1 chopped pepper for 6 minutes.

  3. 3

    Stir in 1 tsp cumin, ½ tsp chilli powder and 250g rice, then add 500g passata, 1 drained tin black beans and 1 stock cube dissolved in 400ml boiling water.

  4. 4

    Tip into a baking dish, cover tightly with foil and bake for 25 minutes until the rice is tender and the chicken cooked through.

  5. 5

    Uncover, scatter with 100g grated cheddar and bake for 5 minutes more.

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