Recipe: Chicken/Quorn/Chickpeas with Chorizo/Black Olives & Tomato

This high protein, vitamin-packed recipe is great if you need to knock up a quick, easy and nutritious dinner within an hour. It's very easily adapted to suit meat eaters, vegans and vegetarians.


Serves 2

Ingredients

• 2 chicken breasts, cut into chunks or 3 Quorn 'chicken style' fillets or 1 400g tin chickpeas, drained
• 1 500g jar passata
• 2tbsp tomato puree
• 1 white onion, finely chopped
• 1 courgette, cut into chunks
• 75g button mushrooms
• 1/2 chorizo sausage cut into thick rounds and halved, or 150g black olives
• 1tbsp rapeseed or olive oil
• 1tbsp dried mixed herbs or 1tsp each dried oregano and basil
• Fresh basil leaves, to serve
• Cous cous or bulgar wheat to serve (optional)

Method

1. Heat oil in large pan or wok and brown the chicken / heat the Quorn or chickpeas

2. Add the onions, courgettes, mushrooms and dried herbs, stirring regularly, until softened (no longer than 10 minutes)

3. Add the chorizo/black olives and heat for 5 minutes before adding the passata and tomato puree and stirring thoroughly

4. Cover and leave to simmer for 15 minutes before serving with fresh basil and cous cous or bulgar wheat.