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Cuban Chicken with Black Beans and Salsa

Time
30 minutes
Serves
4
Calories
261

Ingredients

  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1 green capsicum, chopped
  • 1 400g tin whole black beans
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp dried oregano leaves
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • ¼ cup red wine
  • 400g chicken breast, sliced diagonally into thin pieces
  • 4 tbsp low fat natural yoghurt
  • ¼ red onion, finely diced
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped
  • juice of 1 lime

Method

  1. Place 1 tsp of olive oil in a pot over medium heat. Sweat the onion, garlic and capsicum in the pot.
  2. Add the beans and half the liquid from the can as well as the cumin, oregano, bay leaves, vinegar and red wine. Simmer until ready to serve (about 20-30 minutes.
  3. Season both sides of chicken pieces with salt and pepper and heat the remaining oil in the pan over high heat. Cook the chicken on both side until cooked through.
  4. Combine the red onion, tomato and lime juice.
  5. Serve chicken on a bed of black beans topped with salsa and yoghurt.