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Mexican chicken with roasted pumpkin

Give your chicken dinner Mexican flair and flavour – yum! - by Pete Evans
  • 08 May 2020
Prep: 30 Minutes - Cook: 90 Minutes - Serves 4
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Pumpkin is a healthy carb, but if you want to go keto, replace it with zucchini or serve in lettuce cups.

Ingredients

1 butternut pumpkin (1.8–2kg), halved lengthways, deseeded

2 Tbsp coconut oil or good-quality animal fat, melted

Sea-salt flakes and freshly ground black pepper, to season

1 green shallot, finely sliced

1 handful coriander leaves

3 Tbsp sliced pickled jalapeño chilli

Lime cheeks, to serve

MEXICAN CHICKEN

2 Tbsp coconut oil or animal fat

2 onions, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

1 Tbsp chipotle chillies in adobo sauce, chopped, plus extra (if desired)

700g skinless chicken thigh fillets, cut into 1cm-thick strips

1 tsp smoked paprika, plus extra to serve

1 tsp ground cumin

1/2 tsp ground coriander

11/2 Tbsp tomato paste

400g whole peeled tomatoes, crushed

150ml brown chicken bone broth or water

AVOCADO AND TOMATO SALSA

1 avocado, halved and sliced

2 tomatoes, deseeded and cut into 1cm dice

1/4 red onion, finely chopped

1 long red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped

2 Tbsp lime juice

2 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 160°C fan-forced (180°C conventional). Brush pumpkin halves with coconut oil or animal fat. Place pumpkin, cut-side up, in a roasting pan and season. Roast for 11/4–11/2 hours, until tender.

  2. 2 Meanwhile, to make the Mexican chicken, heat coconut oil or animal fat in a large frying pan over medium–high heat. Add onion and cook for 5 minutes, or until softened. Stir in garlic and chipotle chilli and cook for 1 minute, or until fragrant.

  3. Add chicken strips and sauté for 5 minutes, or until browned. Add spices and tomato paste and cook for 1 minute, then mix in crushed tomatoes and bone broth or water. Reduce heat to medium–low and simmer for 15 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and sauce has thickened. Season. If you like things a little spicier, add extra chipotle chilli.

  4. To make the salsa, mix all ingredients in a bowl and season. Carefully transfer roasted pumpkin to serving plates.

  5. Spoon over the Mexican chicken, then top with the Avocado and tomato salsa. Finish with a sprinkle of shallot, coriander leaves, jalapeño chilli and a pinch of smoked paprika. Serve with lime cheeks.

Mexican chicken with roasted pumpkin

Mexican chicken with roasted pumpkin

Photography William Meppem

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Pete Evans is an internationally renowned and household chef, restaurateur, author and television presenter. His passion for food and a healthy lifestyle inspires individuals and families around the world.

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