Chicken Black Bean Rice Bake

Ingredients

• 560g Chicken breast
• 300g Rice
• 320g Canned black beans
• 2 tomatoes Tomatoes
• 140g Shredded tasty cheese
• 1 capsicum Capsicum

Method

1. Prep the ingredients Preheat the oven to 200C (180C fan-forced). Set out chicken breast, rice, black beans, tomato, cheese and capsicum. Wash, trim, and chop tomato and capsicum before heating the pan. Drain black beans. Measure cheese. Cut the chicken breast into 2-3 cm pieces.
2. Start the pan Heat a deep oven-safe pan or pot over medium heat and add two tablespoons of water, then cook the chicken pieces for 6-8 minutes, turning, until cooked through with no pink in the centre (75C on a food thermometer).
3. Add vegetables Add tomato and capsicum and cook for 3-5 minutes until softened.
4. Add the base Stir in long-grain white rice and black beans. Add about 3 1/2 cups water so the grains can cook without drying out.
5. Cook through Bring to a simmer, cover tightly with a lid or foil and bake for 24-34 minutes until the rice is tender and the mixture is hot.
6. Finish Remove the lid or foil, scatter over cheese and let it melt. Rest for 5 minutes so the texture settles.
7. Serve Fluff the rice, check the grains are tender, and divide into serves while warm.