Spiced chicken pilaf with mint yogurt

  • Portion size: Serves 2
  • Hands-on time 25 min
  • Difficulty: easy

A fragrant one-pot recipe using leftover chicken, rice and Moroccan spices, served with a cooling mint yogurt.

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Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil, plus extra to drizzle
  • 1 onion
  • 2 garlic cloves
  • 150g leftover roast chicken
  • 2 tbsp baharat or similar Moroccan spice mix (see tip)
  • 120g basmati rice
  • 350ml chicken stock
  • 3 spring onions
  • Small handful fresh mint
  • 200g Greek yogurt
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Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large sauté pan. Slice the onion, then fry gently for 5 minutes, turning the heat up towards the end to colour lightly. Crush in the garlic and fry for 2 minutes.
  2. Chop the chicken, then add to the pan with the baharat and cook for 2-3 minutes. Add the rice and stock, then season. Simmer gently without stirring for 15 minutes or until the stock has been absorbed and the rice is cooked but still has a little bite. Finely slice the spring onions, then stir through the rice and cook for 2 minutes.
  3. Finely chop the mint, then stir through the yogurt. Divide the pilaf between 2 plates. Add a dollop of yogurt, drizzle it with oil, season, then serve.
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Nutrition

  • 281kcals Calories
  • 9.5g (3.4g saturated) Fat
  • 18.1g Protein
  • 29.2g (4.3g sugars) Carbs
  • 2.1g Fibre
  • 0.4g Salt

Quick wins & tips

Vary the spicing according to what you have. Indian spices, smoked paprika or cumin work well too.

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