Riz ‘a djej Lebanese rice and chicken

Name: Riz ‘a djej Lebanese rice and chicken | Asda Good Living
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 250g lean minced beef; ½ tsp ground all spice; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; 200g basmati rice; 1 chicken stock pot made up to 450ml; 240g pack Asda Roast Chicken Breast Fillets, torn into pieces; 50g cashew nuts, toasted; 10g fresh parsley, finely chopped; 150g fat free Greek style yogurt; 1 garlic clove, minced; 100g cucumber, diced; Pinch of dried mint

Follow these simple steps to cook up this soul-warming, Middle Eastern dish with oodles of flavour and texture.

By Asda Good Living,23rd February 2024

Cook: 30 Mins

Serves: 4

Price: £1.91 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 460g serving contains

Energy
10092kj
524kcal

26%

Fat
18.9g

Med
27%

Saturates
5.1g

Low
26%

Sugars
6.9g

Low
8%

Salt
1.56g

Med
26%

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
2194kj/524kcal

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil

1 onion, chopped

250g lean minced beef

½ tsp ground all spice

½ tsp ground cinnamon

200g basmati rice

1 chicken stock pot made up to 450ml

240g pack Asda Roast Chicken Breast Fillets, torn into pieces

50g cashew nuts, toasted

10g fresh parsley, finely chopped

150g fat free Greek style yogurt

1 garlic clove, minced

100g cucumber, diced

Pinch of dried mint

Method

Place a large pan over a medium heat, add the oil and onion and fry gently until softened and translucent, stirring occasionally.

Add in the mince and spices, season, mix and fry until the beef is completely cooked through.

Tip in the rice, stir to combine, then pour in the chicken stock and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover and simmer for 20 mins. It will be ready when all the stock has been absorbed and the rice is cooked.

Meanwhile, prepare the cucumber yogurt. Stir the garlic into the yogurt with a pinch of salt. Combine with the chopped cucumber top with the dried mint and set aside in the fridge.

Stir through most of the cooked chicken reserving some for the top for serving. We’ve used ready-to-eat, cooked chicken to save time. You can roast chicken breast fillets from scratch, if preferred. Plate up the rice topped with the remaining chicken, nuts and parsley with the cucumber yogurt.