Fruity Rice with Chicken and Apricot

This is a delicious combination of fruit with chicken and rice – a nutritious blend that I first saw fed to babies in north africa. This version has fewer spices and less dried fruit.

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Ingredients

1 tsp olive oil		1/4 tsp finely chopped fresh rosemary
1/2 small onion, chopped		1 pinch ground coriander
1 small peeled fresh apricot, or 2 dried apricots, chopped		1/4 tsp finely chopped garlic
1 tbsp chicken breast or thigh meat, raw or cooked		3 fl oz (90 ml) water
1 plum tomato, skinned, seeded, if desired, and chopped, or 2 tsp tomato puree		1 tbsp basmati rice
2 tsp golden raisins (sultanas)

directions

Prep: 15 min Total:

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1
Heat the oil in a small pan over medium heat. Add the onion and fry until soft, about 2 minutes.
2
Mix in the apricot, chicken, tomato or tomato puree and sultanas.
3
Add the herbs, spices, garlic and water. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat, cover and simmer for about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.
4
In a separate pan, boil the rice according to the packet instructions.
5
Add half of the cooked rice to the pan and reserve the rest.
6
Roughly puree or mash the fruity mixture, then add the reserved rice and mix well. If your child is not used to lumpy food, you may want to puree the whole meal in a liquidizer. Add extra water if a thinner consistency is preferred.

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Fruity Rice with Chicken and Apricot

Ingredients

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