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Scrummy Chili Chicken

A delightful and easy-to-make chili chicken dish, featuring tender chicken strips and crispy bell peppers coated in a rich chili-garlic sauce, served over a fluffy bed of rice. Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner.
4
40 min
TOTAL TIME
888
CALORIES
$1.89
PER SERVING
Scrummy Chili Chicken
Ingredients
SAUCE
4 SERVINGS
Red Chili
1 whole red chili
seeded and chopped
Garlic
3 cloves garlic
minced
Water
1/2 cup water
Soy Sauce
3 tbsp soy sauce
Tomato Paste
2 tbsp tomato paste
RICE
White Rice
2 cups white rice
Water
4 cups water
Red Bell Pepper
1 whole red bell pepper
sliced
All Purpose Flour
3/4 cup all purpose flour
Egg
1 whole egg
beaten
Salt
1 tsp salt
Vegetable Oil
1/2 cup vegetable oil
Green Bell Pepper
1 whole green bell pepper
sliced
Black Pepper
1/2 tsp black pepper
Chicken Breasts
2 whole chicken breasts
thinly sliced
Directions
START WITH
10 min
PREP TIME
30 min
COOK TIME
40 min
TOTAL TIME
1
Season the thinly sliced chicken breasts with salt and black pepper.
2
Dip each chicken strip in the beaten egg, then coat with all-purpose flour.
3
Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan over medium heat and shallow fry the chicken strips for 3-4 minutes on each side until golden brown.
4
Add the sliced green and red bell peppers to the pan and cook for an additional 3 minutes. Remove the chicken and peppers from the pan and set aside.
SAUCE
5
In the same pan, add the minced garlic, chopped red chili, soy sauce, tomato paste, and water.
6
Stir and let the sauce simmer for 5-7 minutes, until it thickens and becomes syrupy.
7
Return the chicken and peppers to the pan, stir well, and cook for another 3 minutes to combine the flavors.
RICE
8
In a separate pot, bring 4 cups of water to a boil. Add the white rice, reduce heat to low, cover, and let simmer for 15-18 minutes or until the rice has absorbed all the water and is tender.
FINISH WITH
9
Serve the chili chicken over a bed of rice.
Health Info
Macros
100g
CARBS
40g
FAT
30g
PROTEIN
Allowed on these diets
LACTOSE FREE
Contains these allergens
SOYBEANS
EGGS
WHEAT
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Frequently Asked Questions
How to make Chilli Chicken gluten-free?
The taste of sauces is overpowering my Chilli Chicken. What to do?
Can I replace chicken with any other meat in the dish?
What type of chicken is best for Chilli Chicken dish?
Can I reduce the spice level in my Chilli Chicken?
Why is my Chilli Chicken too dry?
My sauce is not rightly thick. How to fix it?
Why are my bell peppers soggy and not crunchy?
Can I make Chilli Chicken without frying?
Why is my Chilli Chicken not as red as restaurant’s?