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Mexican Chicken Stew with Quinoa & Pinto Beans

A warming one-pot dish packed with tender chicken, smoky Mexican-inspired flavours and protein-rich quinoa. Featuring quality ingredients including quinoa, pinto beans and herbs, this wholesome stew is perfect for family dinners.
Easy
4-5
Prep Time: 25 Mins - Cooking Time: 30 Mins

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 tbsp Olive Oil
  • 1 Onion, Sliced
  • 2 Red Peppers, Cut into Chunks
  • 3 tbsp Chipotle Paste
  • 2 x 400g cans Chopped Tomatoes
  • 4 Skinless Chicken Breasts
  • 140g Buchanans Quinoa
  • 400g Can Pinto Beans, Drained
  • 2 Chicken Stock Cubes
  • Small Bunch Coriander, Chopped
  • Juice of 1 Lime
  • 1 tbsp Sugar
  • Natural yoghurt, to serve (optional)

METHOD

  • Heat the oil in a large pan and gently cook the onion and peppers until softened.
  • Stir through the chipotle paste and cook for 1 minute.
  • Add the chopped tomatoes and enough water to just cover the chicken.
  • Add the chicken breasts and simmer gently for 20 minutes until cooked through.
  • Meanwhile, bring a saucepan of water to the boil with the stock cubes. Add the quinoa and cook for 15 minutes until tender.
  • Stir the pinto beans into the quinoa for the final minute of cooking, then drain.
  • Mix through the coriander and lime juice and keep warm.
  • Remove the chicken from the stew, shred using two forks and stir back into the sauce with the sugar.
  • Serve the chicken stew over the quinoa and bean mixture with a spoonful of natural yoghurt.
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  • 3 Sloefield Drive,
  • Trooperslane Industrial Estate,
  • Carrickfergus, County Antrim,
  • BT38 8GX

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