500 calorie meal recipe for 4 people, takes only 35 mins; recipe has oil, chicken thigh, ras-el-hanout, chicken stock, bulgur wheat, pomegranate and mint.
Chicken & pomegranate bulgur pilaf
Course: 500 calorie meal
Servings
4
servings
Prep time
10 mins
Ingredients
- Mint: bunch mint, chopped, plus a few leaves to serve
- Oil: a little oil
- Chicken Stock: 500ml hot chicken stock
- Pomegranate: 2 x 100g tubs pomegranate seeds
- Ras El Hanout: 2 tbsp ras-el-hanout or Moroccan tagine spice mix
- Chicken Thigh: 8 chicken thigh fillets, skin and bones removed, each cut into 2-3 pieces
- Bulgur Wheat: 350g bulgur wheat
Directions
- Heat a little oil in a large casserole dish (with a tight-fitting lid). Coat the chicken pieces with some seasoning, and half of the spice mix and add to the pan, brown well on all sides.
- Add the remaining spice mix and cook for 1 min. Pour over the stock, season and stir, then cover and cook for 25 mins over a low-medium heat.
- Remove the lid, increase the heat to a medium simmer and add the bulgur wheat. Cook for 10 mins, then re-cover, turn off the heat and leave to stand for a further 10 mins.
- When all the liquid has been absorbed and the bulgur wheat is tender, stir through the chopped mint and scatter over the pomegranate seeds.
