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Chicken Pittas with Spicy Rice

Homemade Chicken-pittas-with-spicy-rice
Delicious chicken and halloumi pittas with a veg packed spicy rice, with spring onions and red pepper.
Harriet Young Start Cooking in Cook Mode
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Serving Size 4 people

Ingredients

For the pittas:

  • 4 pittas
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 250 grams diced chicken breast
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 100 grams halloumi
  • Lettuce to serve

For the spicy rice:

  • 500 grams cooked white rice
  • 3 tablespoons tomato puree
  • 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 3 spring onions
  • 1 red pepper

Instructions

  • For the spicy rice, heat the olive oil in a large saucepan. Add the sliced spring onions and chopped red peppers and soften for 2-3 minutes. Add the tomato puree, cook for a further minute then add the rice and enough water to loosen it - 200ml should do. Stir in the smoked paprika and cook until heated through - around 7-9 minutes (stir often so that the bottom doesn't catch).
  • For the chicken pittas, sprinkle the smoked paprika over the chicken along with some salt and pepper. Heat a griddle pan over a high heat, then add the olive oil. When hot, add the chicken and cook for 10 minutes, stirring often, until cooked through.
  • To serve, slice the pittas and stuff with chicken, finely sliced halloumi and salad. Serve with the rice on the side. Amazing!

Notes

  • The bigger your chicken chunks, the longer they will take to cook. If you’re in any doubt about whether they’ve cooked, cut them in half. The centre should be white not pink if they have cooked through.
  • You can prep the spicy rice ahead of serving. Make it then take it off the heat. Heat thoroughly before serving.
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