Delicious UK - (08)August 2020

Chickenandpepper

tortilla-toppedpie

SERVES6.HANDS-ONTIME 20 MIN,

SIMMERING TIME 35 MIN, OVEN TIME 6-8 MIN

FOOD

TEAM’S

TIP

Doubleupthechicken

filling,thenfreezehalffor

upto3 months.Defrostin

thefridgeovernight,thenreheat

andservewiththe tortilla chips or

cooked rice.

• Splashof vegetable oil for
  frying


• 1kgpackskinlessboneless
  free-range chicken thighs,
  sliced


• 1 largeslicedredonion,sliced


• 2 orange peppers, finely sliced
  
  
  • 35gMexicanspiceblend(weused
    OldElPasoSmoky BBQ Fajita
    SeasoningMix)
  
  
  • 2 x 400gtinstomatoes
  
  
  • 400gtinblack beans, rinsed and
    drained
  
  
  • 300mlhotchickenstock
  
  
  • 8 tortillawraps,cutintowedges
  
  
  • Handfulfresh coriander, roughly
    chopped
  
  
  
  

1 Heata splashofoilina casserole.

Addthechickenandcookuntil

browned– you’llneedtoworkin

batches,puttingona plateasyou

go.Addtheonionandpeppers(with

a splashmoreoilif needed)andfry

for5 minutes,thenstirinthespice

blend and cook for 1 minute.

2 Returnthechickentothepanwith

thetomatoes,blackbeansandhot

chickenstock.Bringtotheboil,

cover,thenleavetosimmerfor

35 minutesuntilthesaucehas

thickenedandthechickenistender.

3 Meanwhile,heattheovento

180°C/160°Cfan/gas4,putthe

tortillawrapson1-2bakingtrays

andbakefor6-8minutesuntil

goldenbrownandcrisp.Serve

someontopofthechickentocreate

apie,sprinklingit withchopped

freshcoriander,thenservetherest

ofthetortillachipsalongside.

PERSERVING574kcals,15.3gfat

(3.6gsaturated),49.1gprotein,

55gcarbs(12g sugars), 2.8g salt,

10g fibre

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SKINLESS

BONELESS

FREE-RANGE

CHICKEN

THIGHS

THEHEROCREDENTIALS

Chickenthighsarethe

bedrockofmanya crowd-

pleasingfamilydish,and

youcanusethighsin

recipesthatcallforchicken

breasts– youjustneedto

cookthema littlelonger.We

preferthighs,infact,

becausethey’recheaper,

moreflavoursomeandmore

forgiving,bywhichwe

meanlessproneto

overcooking.Let’sfaceit:

noonelikesa dry-as-dust,

overcookedchickenbreast.

Formorerecipessearch‘chicken

thighs’ at deliciousmagazine.co.uk

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