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15-Minute Chicken & Salsa

Dinner Lunch

This bright and zesty dish will dance to your dinner table in only 15 minutes

15 mins
12 ingredients
$3.80 / person
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15-Minute Chicken & Salsa

Gear

Ingredients

Serves = 4

  • 3 small chicken breasts
  • 1 tbsn cayenne pepper
  • 1 tbsn paprika
  • 2 tbsn extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 medium avocado
  • 1 Lebanese cucumber
  • 1 medium tomato
  • 200g tinned corn
  • 1 mango
  • 1 large celery stalk
  • 1 lime
  • 3 cups microwave brown rice

It’s this easy

  • Use a sharp knife to slice three deep cuts into each chicken breast, don’t cut it all the way through. Run with the cayenne pepper and paprika, and drizzle with oil
  • Cook chicken on a hot BBQ or chargrill for 6 minutes on each side or until cooked all the way through
  • While the chicken is cooking prepare the vegetables and mango - dice the avocado, tomato, cucumber, celery, and mango, and drain and rinse the corn. Place into a bowl, add the lime juice and mix together
  • Cook the rice according to the packet instructions
  • Divide rice among serving plates, top with chicken and salsa

Tweaks

  • Add fresh or dried chilli for a hit of spice

Notes

Nutrition information (per serve):

  • Energy (2578kJ)
  • Protein (33.9g)
  • Total fat (21.9g)
  • Saturated fat (4.4g)
  • Carbohydrate (64.1g); Starch (48.7g), Sugars (15.4g), Added sugars (0g), Free sugars (0g)
  • Dietary fibre (13.2g)
  • Sodium (193mg)
  • Calcium (77mg)
  • Iron (3.1mg)

Allergies

Contains: FODMAPs.

Why is this good?

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Avocados are a high fibre food, which is beneficial for digestive health and promotes a healthy gut.

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Tomatoes are a rich source of the carotenoid Lycopene. Research has shown that diets rich in lycopene is associated with reduced risk of certain cancers, particularly prostate cancer, pancreatic cancer and cancers of the digestive tract.

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Sweet corn is a good source of potassium which can help to lower blood pressure and improved heart health.

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Celery are high in phytonutrients (especially vitamin C and manganese) which help in protecting against cancer and heart disease.

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