Bang Bang Chicken with Brown Rice

Bang Bang Chicken with Brown Rice

Ready in 35 minutes • Serves 2
This dish most recently appeared in Fresh Start (5 Meals For 1) on Sunday, November 17, 2019.
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Ingredients

RICE

  • 1 pack brown rice

PEANUT SAUCE

  • 1/2 tsp finely grated ginger
  • 1/2 Tbsp soy sauce
  • 1/2 pack peanut butter
  • 1/2 tsp honey
  • 1/4 cup lite coconut milk

CHICKEN

  • 1 pack lean chicken breasts

TO SERVE

  • 1/2 pack sesame seeds
  • 1 baby lettuce, thinly sliced
  • 1/2 carrot, grated
  • 1/2 Lebanese cucumber, halved lengthways & thinly sliced
  • 1 radish, halved & thinly sliced
  • 1/2 pack mung bean sprouts
  • 1 bunch mint, leaves chopped

Steps

  1. Bring a pot of salted water to the boil.
  2. Cook rice. Cook rice in pot of boiling water for 18- 20 minutes, until tender. Drain and return to pot. Cover to keep warm.
  3. Toast sesame seeds. Heat a dry pot on medium heat. Toast sesame seeds for about 1-2 minutes, stirring regularly, until golden. Remove from pot and set aside. Reserve pot.
  4. Prep & make peanut sauce. Combine all peanut sauce ingredients in reserved pot. Bring to a simmer and mix until smooth. Reduce heat to low and simmer, until sauce has thickened slightly, stirring often, for about 2 minutes. Set aside.
  5. Prep chicken. Pat chicken dry and cut into steaks. Place your hand flat on top of chicken and slice through horizontally. Season chicken with salt.
  6. Cook chicken. Heat 1 tsp of oil in a fry-pan on medium-high heat. Cook chicken for 3-5 minutes each side (depending on thickness), or until cooked through. Rest, covered. Dice 2cm, then toss through any resting juices.
  7. Prep serving ingredients.
  8. Serve rice with chicken, veggies, peanut sauce, sesame seeds and mint.

Nutritional Information

Energy 1844 kj
441 kcal
Protein 39.1g
Carbohydrate 34.8g
Fat 15.2g