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Chicken Black Bean Rice Bake

A chicken and rice bake with black beans, tomato, capsicum, and cheese.

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Chicken Black Bean Rice Bake

Cost and nutrition

What this recipe costs

Estimates use curated Coles and Woolworths product matches for Sydney, with prices last checked 25 September 2026. Always check live retailer prices before purchase.

A$3.39per serve, makes 4 serves as written
A$13.55cost to make the full recipe
A$3.44Coles per serve
A$3.83Woolworths per serve
45 mintotal time
65g protein771 kcal per serve

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Ingredients and method

Ingredients

  • 560g Chicken breast
  • 300g Rice
  • 320g Black beans
  • 2 tomatoes Tomatoes
  • 140g Cheese
  • 1 capsicum Capsicum

Method

  1. Prep the ingredients 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.
  2. Start the pan Heat a deep oven-safe pan or pot over medium heat and cook chicken breast until browned or warmed through.
  3. Add vegetables Add tomato and capsicum and cook for 3-5 minutes until softened.
  4. Add the base Stir in rice and black beans. Add about 3 1/2 cups water so the grains can cook without drying out.
  5. Cook through Simmer or bake at 200C for 24-34 minutes until the rice is tender and the mixture is hot.
  6. Finish 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.
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