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Youfoodz Inspired Loaded Mexican Chicken

45 min
11 ingredients
2 servings
Energy
394 cals
Protein
40 g
Carbs
34 g
Fat
11 g
Calculated automatically based on ingredients
This delicious tender chicken tastes amazing with the spicy bean salad and Mexican sauce that releases incredible smoky notes. Enjoy without guilt! This easy-to-make, bursting with flavor, vitamin- and mineral-rich dish will work perfectly as an easy and satisfying dinner for a weeknight meal or lunch the next day.

Ingredients

  • 300g Chicken breast
  • 50g Red beans, canned
  • 50g White beans, canned
  • 100g Chickpeas, canned
  • 100g Corn, canned
  • 100g Onion
  • 100g Tomato passata
  • 10g Olive oil
  • 5g Brown sugar
  • 10g Cocoa powder
  • A pinch of: sea salt, black pepper, smoked paprika, dried chipotle, cinnamon, cumin

Directions

1
Preheat the oven to 220โ„ƒ. Finely chop the onions and drain corn, chickpeas and both kinds of beans.
2
Finely chop fresh chilli and coriander leaves, set aside.
3
Prepare the sauce: mix tomato passata, cocoa powder, brown sugar, smoked paprika, dried chipotle, cinnamon, cumin, salt and pepper, heat up gently in a small pan.
4
Season the chicken with salt and chipotle, wrap it in parchment paper, and bake for about 20-25 minutes, or until itโ€™s cooked through.
5
In the meantime, prepare the salad: mix chopped onion, fresh chilli, chickpeas, corn and both kinds of beans in a bowl, add olive oil, salt and coriander leaves, drizzle with lime juice and mix. Remove chicken breast from the oven and cut into slices. Serve with tomato sauce and salad, top with extra coriander leaves.
6
Remove chicken breast from the oven. Open the parchment with scissors and cut the chicken into slices. Serve with tomato sauce and salad, top with extra coriander leaves.
Nathalie Man
Nathalie Man
Experienced recipe developer, food photographer and food stylist (+6 years), with a passion for everything related to food, especially gluten free!
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  1. Dan
    Dan

    Thank you for this! Now that YouFoodz have gone subscription I’m going to have to learn how to make my favourite meals from their catalogue and this looks like a winner.

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Nathalie Man
Nathalie Man
Experienced recipe developer, food photographer and food stylist (+6 years), with a passion for everything related to food, especially gluten free!
Have a question? Contact us