WW Turmeric spiced rice with chicken and  greens recipe

This tasty dinner recipe from WW – formerly WeightWatchers – takes just half an hour to prepare and cook, perfect when you need a speedy weekday supper.
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Serves 4 l Prep 15 minutes l Cook 15 minutes

Ingredients

150g white basmati rice

Turmeric spiced rice with chicken & greensServes 4Turmeric spiced rice with chicken & greensServes 4
Turmeric spiced rice with chicken & greensServes 4

500g chicken breast mince, raw

1 large onion, finely chopped

2 cloves of garlic, crushed

2tsps finely grated root ginger

1-and-a-half tsps turmeric

200g pack Tenderstem broccoli, halved

200g pak choi, cut into 5cm lengths

1tbsp Amoy Reduced Salt Soy Sauce

1tbsp lime juice

1 lime, cut into wedges to serve

Fresh coriander, finely chopped

Calorie controlled cooking spray

Method

1. Bring a large pan of water to the boil. Add the basmati rice and cook for 10-12 minutes, until tender. Drain and set aside.

2. Meanwhile, mist a large nonstick wok or frying pan with calorie controlled cooking spray and set over a high heat. Stir-fry the chicken breast mince, in batches, until golden and just cooked through. Transfer to a bowl.

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3. Mist the wok with more cooking spray and reduce the heat to medium-high. Stir-fry the onion, garlic, grated ginger turmeric for a minute or until fragrant.

4. Add the halved broccoli and two tablespoons water to the wok and stir-fry for two minutes.

5. Add the pak choi and stir-fry for 1-2 minutes or until just tender.

6. Return the chicken to the wok with the cooked rice, lime juice and soy sauce. Stir-fry for two minutes, then scatter over a handful of fresh coriander and serve with lime wedges on the side.

Smartpoints: Green 6 l Blue 4 l Purple 4

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