One Pot Fajita Chicken & Rice – Pressure Cooker

This meal is a perfect mid-week solution for busy families.

It’s fast, yummy, and can be made with any vegetables you have on hand. We love the sweet flavour of the yellow capsicum and it was what we had available at the time. I’d love to try this with green beans, or maybe even peas, just add them before you pressure cook.

We added the capsicum at the end only because I prefer crunchy capsicum, and our kids haven’t learnt to love it yet.


One Pot Fajita Chicken & Rice – Pressure Cooker

Rating: 1 out of 5.

Ingredients (serves 4)

  • 2 chicken breasts, cut into 2cm chunks
  • 1 tablespoon of olive oil
  • 1 red onion, diced
  • 1 tomato, diced
  • 2 carrots, chopped small
  • 2 cups brown rice, rinsed
  • 2 cups water
  • 1/2 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1/2 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 yellow capsicum, chopped
  • Optional – 4 tablespoons green yoghurt

Method

  • Select SAUTE setting on pressure cooker, heat the oil, add the chicken and brown.
  • Move chicken to the side and add the red onion, cooking for a few minutes.
  • Add the tomato, carrots, rice, fajita seasoning (spices), and stock.
  • Pressure cook on HIGH for 8 minutes.
  • When finished, carefully release the steam. Open the lid, and stir in the yoghurt if using. Give the rice a quick stir.
  • Serve with fresh, chopped capsicum.

Massaman Chicken Curry – Slow Cooker

Slow cooker curries are simply the best!

Anything you add takes on the flavour, so I like to throw in some cannelloni beans to change things up.


Massaman Chicken Curry – Slow Cooker

Rating: 1 out of 5.

Ingredients

  • 400ml can coconut milk
  • 500g chicken, cubed
  • 1 brown onion diced
  • 1/2 jar massaman curry paste (or follow quantity on jar)
  • 400g tin cannelini beans, strained
  • 3 potatoes, cubed
  • 3 sweet potato, cubed
  • 2 carrots, cubed
  • 400ml tin coconut milk
  • Optional: packet of poppadoms.

Method

  • Select SAUTE setting on pressure cooker, heat the oil and cook the onion for 2 minutes.
  • Add the chicken and brown.
  • Add the paste, stir and cook for 2 minutes.
  • Add the cannelloni beans, vegetables, and coconut milk.
  • Stir and slow cook in HIGH for 4 hours.
  • Optional: serve with poppadoms.