RED RICE WITH SPICY CHICKEN
RED RICE WITH SPICY CHICKEN
RED RICE WITH SPICY CHICKEN

Ingredients
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 clove garlic
  • finely sliced
  • ¼ red onion
  • finely sliced
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp tomato purée
  • 50ml/2fl oz red wine
  • 150g/5½oz rice
  • cooked according to packet instructions
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ lemon
  • juice only
  • ½ tsp dried chilli flakes
  • 100g/3½oz chicken breast
  • 2 tbsp grated Manchego cheese
  • 25g/1oz Greek yoghurt
Directions
  • Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
  • For the red rice
  • heat the olive oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add the garlic and onion and fry for 2-3 minutes
  • until softened.
  • Add the paprika
  • fry for one minute
  • then add the tomato purée and red wine. Bring to the boil then simmer to reduce the liquid by half.
  • Add the cooked rice
  • stir well and season
  • to taste
  • with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • For the chicken
  • place the cayenne pepper
  • paprika
  • oil
  • lemon juice and chilli flakes into a bowl and mix together well.
  • Add the chicken breast
  • turn in the spice mixture to coat and leave to marinate for 10 minutes.
  • Heat an ovenproof griddle pan until smoking. Rub off the marinade and chargrill the chicken breast for two minutes on each side
  • until brown griddle marks appear. Transfer to the oven and cook for 10-12 minutes
  • or until completely cooked through (the juices should run clear when the breast is pierced with a skewer).
  • Remove the chicken from the oven and slice the chicken into bite-sized pieces.
  • To serve
  • place the chicken on a warm plate with the red rice alongside. Garnish the red rice with the grated Manchego
  • garnish the chicken with the Greek yoghurt.