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Chinese Chicken with Peppers Recipe

Ingredients :

Serves 4
Preparation time : 10 minutes
Cooking time : 18 minutes

  • 5cm (2 inch) piece fresh root ginger, grated

  • 2 garlic cloves, chopped

  • 2 star anise

  • 5 tablespoons ready-made teriyaki marinade

  • 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, diced

  • sunflower oil spray

  • ˝ red pepper, cored, deseeded and diced

  • ˝ green pepper, cored, deseeded and diced

  • ˝ yellow pepper, cored, deseeded and diced

  • 2 spring onions, sliced

  • 300g (10oz) easy-cook long-grain rice

  • 600ml (1 pint) chicken stock

Healthy Easy Chicken Recipe - Chinese Chicken with Peppers

Method :

  1. Mix together the ginger, garlic, star anise and teriyaki marinade. Add the chicken, turn to coat and set aside for 10 minutes.

  2. Meanwhile, heat a frying pan, spray it lightly with oil and cook the peppers over medium heat for 3 minutes. Add the onion, rice and chicken and pour over the stock. Season to taste and simmer for 15 minutes, then serve hot.

Variations :

For pork with green peppers and lychees, replace the chicken with 450g (14˝oz) diced pork. Replace the peppers with 1˝ diced green peppers and stir a 400g (13oz) can drained lychees into the pan with the onion, rice and pork.

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