Chicken Recipes
Microwave chicken pilaf
Save energy and time with this fragrant microwave chicken pilaf. It’s so easy to make and takes less than 20 minutes!
Ingredients
- 300–320g/10½–11½oz chicken breast mini fillets, diced
- bunch spring onions, finely sliced and separated into green and white parts
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 300g/10½oz basmati rice
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp crushed chillies
- 750ml/1¼ pints hot chicken stock, made from a stock cube
- 1 large carrot, peeled and coarsely grated
- 250g/9oz frozen garden peas
- fresh coriander leaves, to garnish
Method
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Mix the chicken, white spring onions, garlic, oil, rice, cumin and chillies together in a large microwavable bowl, stirring until the rice is coated in oil. Pour over the hot stock then cover and microwave on high for 12 minutes, stirring halfway.
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Stir in the carrot, peas and green spring onions and cook for a further 3 minutes. Stir well, then leave to stand for 2 minutes until any remaining stock has been absorbed and the rice is tender.
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Garnish with coriander and serve.
Microwave chicken pilaf