CHICKEN, LEEK & BLUE CHEESE PILAF

Chicken, leek & blue cheese pilaf image

Enjoy our gluten-free chicken dinner with blue cheese, leeks and walnuts. Ready to eat in 45 minutes, it's healthy too, containing three of your 5-a-day

Provided by Sara Buenfeld

Categories Dinner

Time 45m

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

75g brown basmati rice
2 tsp vegetable bouillon powder
1 bay leaf
1 tsp rapeseed oil
2 skinless chicken breast fillets (about 300g), chopped
1 leek (about 190g), thinly sliced
2 courgettes (about 215g), thinly sliced
160g frozen peas
4 walnut halves, broken
25g gorgonzola, chopped

Steps:

Tip the rice into a large pan with 600ml water, the bouillon powder and bay. Cover, bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 20 mins. When the rice has been cooking for 10 mins, heat the oil in a large frying pan or wok, and stir-fry the chicken for a couple of minutes over a medium-high heat until just cooked. Remove from the pan, then fry the leek until starting to colour. Add the courgette, stir-fry for a few minutes more, then add the peas.
When the rice is cooked, tip it into the vegetables along with any liquid from the pan. Return the chicken to the pan or wok, then cover and cook for 5 mins more. Stir in the walnuts and cheese, and serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 530 calories, Fat 18 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 40 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 9 grams sugar, Fiber 10 grams fiber, Protein 48 grams protein, Sodium 0.7 milligram of sodium