Name: Chicken with rice & peas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 tbsp rapeseed oil; 2 red onions halved and sliced; 4 chicken legs (about 1 kg in total), skin removed; 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves; 1 tbsp Madras curry powder; 1 tsp ground allspice; 4 large tomatoes chopped; 1 red chilli deseeded and sliced; 2 garlic cloves chopped; 2 tsp vegetable bouillon; 125g brown basmati; 1 red onion chopped; 2 garlic cloves chopped; 1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves plus extra to serve; 1 tsp vegetable bouillon; 400g can black-eyed beans

A plate of Chicken with rice & peas with fork

1 tbsp rapeseed oil
2 red onions
halved and sliced
4 chicken legs
(about 1 kg in total), skin removed
1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
1 tbsp Madras curry powder
1 tsp ground allspice
4 large tomatoes
chopped
1 red chilli
deseeded and sliced
2 garlic cloves
chopped
2 tsp vegetable bouillon

For the rice & peas

125g brown basmati
1 red onion
chopped
2 garlic cloves
chopped
1 tbsp fresh thyme leaves
plus extra to serve
1 tsp vegetable bouillon
400g can black-eyed beans

Method

step 1
Heat the oil in a very large non-stick frying pan and cook the onions for 5 mins or until soft. Meanwhile, coat the chicken thoroughly with the thyme, curry powder and allspice. Add to the pan and briefly brown the chicken, then tip in the tomatoes, chilli, garlic and bouillon. Pour over 450ml water, cover and simmer for 30 mins or until the chicken is tender.
step 2
Meanwhile, tip the rice into a medium-sized pan with the onion, garlic, thyme and bouillon. Pour in 600ml water, cover and cook for 25 mins or until the liquid has been absorbed and the rice is tender. Check toward the end of the cooking time to ensure it isn’t starting to catch on the pan. Stir in the beans and heat through. If you're following our Healthy Diet Plan, serve half the rice with half the chicken (saving the leftovers for a second meal later in the week). Otherwise you can serve four portions, scattered with a few extra thyme leaves, if you like.