Name: Cauliflower rice and spiced chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 cauliflower, cut into florets; 1 lemon, half cut into wedges, half zested and juiced; 4 clove garlic, crushed; 2 tablespoon olive oil; 2 teaspoon smoked paprika; 4 chicken thigh cutlets, skin on; 1/2 teaspoon chilli powder; 3/4 cup greek yoghurt; 1 1/2 cup cooked brown long-grain rice, cooled; 50 gram baby spinach leaves

Cauliflower rice and spiced chicken

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Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

45M

Total

Ingredients

1/2 cauliflower, cut into florets

1 lemon, half cut into wedges, half zested and juiced

4 clove garlic, crushed

2 tablespoon olive oil

2 teaspoon smoked paprika

4 chicken thigh cutlets, skin on

1/2 teaspoon chilli powder

3/4 cup greek yoghurt

1 1/2 cup cooked brown long-grain rice, cooled

50 gram baby spinach leaves

Method

1.Preheat oven to hot, 200°C.

2.In a baking dish, toss cauliflower, lemon wedges, garlic and oil together. Sprinkle with half paprika; season. Cover with foil; roast 20 minutes.

3.Remove foil. Place chicken on cauliflower; baste. Sprinkle with remaining paprika and chilli; roast 20-25 minutes, until cooked.

4.Meanwhile, in a bowl, combine lemon zest and juice with yoghurt; season to taste.

5.In a bowl, combine rice with spinach and cauliflower (discard wedges). Serve chicken with rice and lemon yoghurt.

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