Butter chicken with vegetables

• Preparation time 20 minutes
• Cooking time 35 minutes
• Serves 4-6
• Freezableyes

Ingredients

• 2 cups basmati rice
• olive or canola oil spray
• 500 g chicken breast fillets, cut into cubes
• 1 onion, sliced
• 1 sachet MAGGI TASTE OF ASIA Butter Chicken
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 375 ml CARNATION Light and Creamy Evaporated Milk
• 1 teaspoon coconut essence
• 1 cup MAGGI All Natural Chicken Liquid Stock
• 2 teaspoons brown sugar
• 300 g orange sweet potato, diced
• 200 g snow peas, halved
• 1 bunch asparagus, sliced
• 50 g toasted flaked almonds
• 2 tablespoons fresh coriander leaves

Method

1. Cook rice in a large saucepan of boiling water for about 12 minutes or until tender.
2. Drain well.
3. Spray a nonstick wok or frying pan with oil and heat.
4. Cook chicken in 2 batches over high heat until browned.
5. Remove from wok.
6. Add onion, spice sachet and 3 tablespoons water and cook over medium heat for 3 minutes or until onion is soft.
7. Stir in tomato paste, milk, coconut essence, stock, sugar and sweet potato and cook, covered, for 10 minutes or until sweet potato is tender.
8. Add chicken, snow peas and asparagus and cook, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until green vegetables are tender but still crisp.
9. Serve on rice, sprinkled with toasted almonds and fresh coriander leaves.

HINT: This recipe freezes well. Vary the vegetables with bamboo shoots, zucchini, pumpkin and peas

Nutrition

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