15-Minute Southern Spiced Chicken with Smoked Jalapeño Creme

15-Minute Southern Spiced Chicken with Smoked Jalapeño Creme

Ready in 15 minutes • Serves 2
This dish most recently appeared in My Choice (5 Nights For 2) on Sunday, June 20, 2021.
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This simple dish gets a sophisticated lift from a flavorful smoked jalapeno creme which lends a smoky chilli zing to the seared chicken tenderloins. It’s perfectly accompanied by a hearty side of veggie packed precooked rice, salsa roja an cucumber!

Ingredients

Rice

  • 1 drizzle of oil
  • 150g frozen corn
  • 1 pack pre-cooked brown rice
  • 1/2 pack southern blend
  • 50g baby spinach

Chicken

  • 1 drizzle of oil
  • 300g free range chicken tenderloins
  • 1/2 pack southern blend

To Serve

  • 1/2 Lebanese cucumber, diced 1cm
  • 1 pack smoked jalapeño crème
  • 1 pack salsa roja

Steps

  1. Heat oil in a large fry-pan on medium-high heat. Pat chicken dry, season with salt and coat in first measure of Southern blend. Cook in pan for about 3 minutes, or until cooked through. Remove from pan, rest covered and keep pan on heat.
  2. Add oil to pan. Add corn, rice and second measure of Southern blend and stir-fry for about 3 minutes, until hot. Remove from heat, season with salt and stir through spinach to wilt.
  3. Prep cucumber.
  4. Rice and chicken with any resting juices. Top with salsa roja, jalapeño crème and cucumber.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2341 kj
560 kcal
Protein 41.3g
Carbohydrate 43.1g
Fat 23.0g