Name: Mexican chicken and rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil; 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest; 1/3 cup orange juice; 1 tablespoon mexican mild chilli powder; 8 chicken drumsticks; 3/4 cup long-grain white rice; 100 gram green beans, trimmed, chopped; 300 gram can corn kernels, rinsed; 400 gram can red kidney beans, rinsed; 1/2 cup coriander leaves; 1 fresh long red chilli, seeded, thinly sliced; lime wedges, to serve

Mexican chicken and rice

Both kids and adults will love this flavour-packed, easy mid-week meal.

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Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

35M

Total

45M

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil

1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest

1/3 cup orange juice

1 tablespoon mexican mild chilli powder

8 chicken drumsticks

3/4 cup long-grain white rice

100 gram green beans, trimmed, chopped

300 gram can corn kernels, rinsed

400 gram can red kidney beans, rinsed

1/2 cup coriander leaves

1 fresh long red chilli, seeded, thinly sliced

lime wedges, to serve

Method

1.Preheat oven to 200°C (180°C fan-forced). Combine oil, zest, juice and chilli powder in a medium bowl. Add chicken; toss to coat. Place chicken on a wire rack over a baking tray. Bake for 35 minutes or until cooked.

2.Meanwhile, cook rice in plenty of boiling salted water for 12-14 minutes, adding green beans in the last 3 minutes. Drain.

3.Place rice mixture in a medium bowl. Add corn, kidney beans, coriander and chilli. Stir to combine. Serve rice with chicken and lime wedges.

To save time, use 2 x 250g packets 90-second microwave rice. For a quick Mexican-style chicken, dust chicken with a little flour mixed with taco seasoning.
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