| Oh so many nice ideas, I'll be cooking this weekend or visiting Pote - get that grill fired up!
Here's one of our family's favorites:
1 Beefsteak tomato
4 Chicken breasts (trimmed)
2 cloves garlic (I use 4)
2 Onions
2 Green chillies
1 Red pepper
1 Green pepper (I normal add a yellow one also)
2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
Pinch of salt (I have added this in months and don't notice any difference)
1/4 Teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 pint (300ml) chicken stock
1 Teaspoon chilli sauce (I know I add more than that)
1-2 Tablespoons white wine vinegar
3oz/75g Cheddar cheese
1. Peel the tomato, cut a cross in top and then place in bowl of water for 30 seconds, skin comes off easily. Chop it roughly, nice big pieces.
2. Peel & chop onions & garlic. De-seed chilli's then blend in food processor (with walnut), until you have a nice purée.
3. De-seed peppers and cut into thin strips. Heat oil in pan and fry chicken breasts for 5 minutes on each side (until golden brown) remove chicken from pan and season it with half cayenne.
4. Add peppers, onion purée to pan (or wok), add stock and bring to boil. Add chilli sauce, vinegar (salt if you want) and remaining cayenne. Place chicken on top and reduce heat, simmer for about 20 minutes (until chicken is cooked). Grate cheese and sprinkle over chicken, remove pan/wok from heat and allow cheese to melt.
According to recipe, per serving is:
Protein 39g, Carb 8g, Fat 28g, Fibre 4g, Sodium 0.4g
I guess that using less cheese or low fat cheese and leaving out the walnut (I don't normally include the walnuts as I don't like them) will reduce Fat.
I have been making this for a few years and at this stage I don't measure things any more as I generally like to add extra garlic and chilli sauce (or chilli's). I generally serve it with white rice and tortilla chips, the family have the rice which I normally avoid and I have found some relatively low carb chips. My Daughter likes to have some tortilla wraps with it.
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