Pesto Chicken Traybake and Garlic Rice
topBannerName Desktop
topBannerName Tablet
topBannerName Mobile
Pesto Chicken Traybake and Garlic Rice

Pesto Chicken Traybake and Garlic Rice

with Roasted Pepper and Tomatoes

This Pesto Chicken Traybake and Garlic Rice is a crowd pleaser and is one to get the family round the dinner table for. Super simple to make, and easily customised to suit the kids too.

Tags:
Family Friendly
Allergens:
Milk

Boxes and ingredients are packed in facilities that handles Peanut, Nuts, Sesame, Fish, Crustaceans, Milk, Egg, Mustard, Celery, Soya, Gluten and Sulphites. Due to the war in Ukraine, it has been necessary to substitute sunflower oil with rapeseed oil in some products without a label change. The FSA have advised that allergic reactions to rapeseed oil are rare.

Preparation Time35 minutes
Cooking time20 minutes
DifficultyEasy

Ingredients

serving amount

2

Medium Tomato

1

Bell Pepper

(May contain Celery)

3

Garlic Clove

2

British Chicken Breasts

150

Basmati Rice

10

Chicken Stock Paste

50

Fresh Pesto

(Contains Milk)

Not included in your delivery

1

Honey

20

Butter

300

Water for the Rice

sideBannerName

Nutritional information

Energy (kJ)2968 kJ
Energy (kcal)709 kcal
Fat24 g
of which saturates8.7 g
Carbohydrate75.8 g
of which sugars13.5 g
Protein47.3 g
Salt2.01 g
Always refer to the product label for the most accurate ingredient and allergen information.

Utensils

Chopping Board
Mixing Bowl
Grater
Knife
Baking Tray
Medium Saucepan

Instructions

Start the Prep
1

Preheat your oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas mark 7.

Quarter the tomatoes, then halve widthways.

Halve the pepper and discard the core and seeds. Slice into thin strips.

Peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press). 

Roast the Chicken
2

Place the chicken into a medium bowl with a drizzle of oil and half the honey (see pantry for amount). Mix in half the garlic and season with salt and pepper.

Lay the chicken onto a baking tray. Drizzle with oil and season again.

When the oven is hot, roast on the top shelf until cooked through, 25-30 mins. IMPORTANT: Wash your hands and equipment after handling raw chicken and its packaging. It's cooked when no longer pink in the middle.

Cook the Garlic Rice
3

Meanwhile, pop a medium saucepan (with a tight-fitting lid) on medium-high heat.

Melt in the butter (see pantry for amount). Once hot, add the remaining garlic and stir-fry for 1 min. 

Stir in the rice, chicken stock paste and the water for the rice (see pantry for amount) and bring to the boil. Once boiling, turn the heat down to medium and cover with the lid.

Leave to cook for 10 mins, then remove the pan from the heat (still covered) and leave or until ready to serve (the rice will continue to cook in its own steam).

Add the Veg
4

Once the chicken has roasted for 5-10 mins, add the pepper and tomatoes to the same baking tray.

Drizzle with oil and the remaining honey, season with salt and pepper, then toss to coat. 

Return to the top shelf to roast for the remaining time, 15-18 mins.

Hey Pesto
5

When the chicken and veg are cooked, remove from the oven and add the fresh pesto to the tray.

Stir to coat everything evenly. Taste and season with salt and pepper if needed.

Finish and Serve
6

Once the garlic rice is cooked, fluff it up using a fork, then share between your bowls.

Top with the pesto chicken and veg, spooning over all the juices from the tray.

Enjoy!