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I fancied trying a few new dishes and I feel the best way to do so is to go on Gousto and order a few meals.
HOW IT COMES: It comes in a cardboard box with ice packs, all the dry products come in their very own paper bag. This month I got two free gifts, the recipe card folder and also the Aperol gift box. Also how cute is the box for the egg that I got for another recipe.
PREPARATION TIME:
35 minutes
INGREDIENTS:
1 tsp ground cumin
2 tsp smoked paprika
5g thyme
320g British skin on chicken thighs
120g spinach
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp ground allspice
25g solid creamed coconut
1 lime
185g canned red kidney beans
11g chicken stock mix
130g basmati rice
2 garlic cloves
1 brown onion
NUTRITION (per serving):
Energy (kJ) - 3148
Energy (kcal) - 749
Fat - 37.2g
Of which saturates - 15.8g
Carbohydrate - 66.2g
Of which sugars - 7.9g
Dietary Fiber - 8.9g
Protein - 49.2g
Salt - 1.64g
INSTRUCTIONS:
STEP 1: Before you begin... This recipe takes around 5 min [10 min] to prep, so get your casserole dish and all your ingredients ready, then wash your fruit and veg. Note: Make sure your dish is oven-proof and safe to use on the hob. Don't have one? Start cooking in a large, wide-based pan then transfer to an oven-proof dish and cover tightly with foil.
STEP 2: Now, let's get started! Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ gas 7, then take your chicken out of the fridge, open the packet and let it air. Add half the thyme (stalks and all!) to one side of a tin foil-lined baking tray and top with the chicken thighs (skin side up!) Drizzle with vegetable oil and sprinkle over the cayenne pepper (can't handle the heat? Go easy!), smoked paprika and a pinch of salt and pepper.
STEP 3: Put the tray in the oven for 30 min or until cooked through and crispy (no pink meat!) – this is your Caribbean-style spiced chicken. Heat a large, wide-based, oven-proof casserole dish with a small drizzle of vegetable oil and a small knob of butter over a medium-high heat. Peel and chop the brown onion into wedges and crush the garlic cloves open by squashing them with the side of a knife and remove the skins.
STEP 4: Boil a kettle. Add the onion wedges to the dish with the crushed garlic and cook for 1-2 min. Whilst the onion and garlic is cooking, drain and rinse the red kidney beans.
STEP 5: Add the ground allspice and ground cumin to the pan with the basmati rice, drained red kidney beans and remaining thyme (including the stalks!) Add the stock mix and the creamed coconut to the dish with 300ml boiled water and mix everything together. Season with a generous pinch of salt and pepper then bring to the boil over a high heat, once boiling, cover with a lid and put the dish in the oven for 15-20 min or until all the water has absorbed and the rice is cooked.
STEP 6: When the chicken has 10 min left, cut 2 pieces of tin foil approx. the size of an A3 sheet of paper and layer them over each other. Add the spinach to the middle with a few small knobs of butter, a generous grind of black pepper and 1 tbsp water. Scrunch the edges of the foil around the spinach to form 1 sealed parcel then add to the other side of the baking tray with the chicken for the remaining 5-7 min.
STEP 7: Once the rice is cooked, roll the lime with your hand on a hard surface (to release more juice) and cut in half. Remove the dish from the oven and add the juice of 1/2 lime, then set aside for 5 min to steam (keep the lid on!) – this is your rice & peas. Cut the remaining lime into wedges. Serve the Caribbean-style spiced chicken over the rice & peas with the spinach to the side. Drizzle any remaining chicken juices over the top and squeeze the juice from the lime wedges over the rice. Enjoy!
This dish was delicious, I loved it, as I am single I cook this dish for two and put the other portion in boxes for lunch, I loved the dish but I am weird about cooked spinach and also not keen on the stalks for the herbs however I have remade this dish and pull all the thyme off of the stalks and it was so much better but this is just me having a weird thing about textures in my food.
Purchased from: Gousto
Star Rating: 4/5
Date Tried: Sunday 15th May 2022
This is not a sponsored blog post, I paid for the items however I have got a discount code to share for you click here to get 65% off of your first box and 30% off your first month, so you are aware I will be credited £20 towards my next box when somebody uses my code. CODE: ALICI42903718
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