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.

