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One-pot cajun chicken rice

Cajun meatballs with seasoned rice makes for an easy dish with exciting taste - by Chantal Walsh
  • 19 Feb 2016
One-pot cajun chicken rice
Cook: 45 Minutes - easy - Serves 4 - nut-free - dairy-free - egg-free - pregnancy-safe
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Cajun meatballs with seasoned rice makes for an easy dish with exciting taste

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil

1 onion, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, crushed

1 cup long-grain rice

1 tbsp Cajun seasoning

2 cups chicken stock

400 g can chopped tomatoes

2 cups frozen peas

1 cup fresh coriander leaves

Lemon wedges, to serve

Meatballs

500 g chicken mince

½ cup fresh breadcrumbs

½ cup chopped fresh coriander

Salt and pepper, to taste

Method

  1. To make meatballs, place all ingredients in a large bowl. Mix well. With damp hands, roll tablespoons of mixture into meatballs. (Makes about 24.)
  2. Heat half the oil in a large, 
deep, non-stick frying pan over 
a medium to high heat. Add meatballs. Cook, turning occasionally, for about 10 
to 12 minutes, or until cooked. Remove. Cover to keep warm.
  3. Heat remaining oil in same 
pan. Add onion and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until soft. 
Add rice and seasoning. Cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
  4. Add stock and tomatoes. 
Season. Bring to boil. Simmer, covered, for about 12 minutes, 
or until rice is tender. Add peas in last 2 minutes of cooking. Stir 
in meatballs and coriander.
  5. Serve with lemon wedges.
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