Full of delicious, tender, spiced chicken on a bed of flavoursome rice. Creole cooking is common in New Orleans and uses herbs and spices to fuse flavours from Spanish, French and African decent.
The chicken is coated in a dry rub and then baked to keep it moist. The creole rice has herbs, spices, corn and beans. This is a great meal served with a side of flat bread.

Full of creole flavours
Preparation Time: 10 minutes (plus 30 minutes to marinate)
Cooking Time: 35 minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients
2 chicken breasts, cut into long 2 - 3 portions
For the Cajun dry rub
1 tbsp sweet paprika
1 tsp cayenne pepper
4 cloves garlic, finely crushed (exclude for low FODMAP)
1 tbsp oregano
Salt and pepper, to taste
For the Creole Rice
1 tbsp oil
2 cloves garlic, crushed (exclude for low FODMAP)
1 red capsicum, diced
420 g tin corn kernels, drained
3 cups cooked rice
1 tbsp sweet paprika
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tbsp oregano
1 tsp thyme
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp ground pepper
Salt, to taste
1 lime, zested and juiced
400 g tin four bean mix, drained
1/2 cup coriander, finely cut
To serve
1 lime, sliced into wedges
Garden salad
Flatbread, optional
Method
Mix the Cajun dry rub ingredients in a bowl.
Add the chicken breast and use your fingers to coat with the dry rub, cover and refrigerate for a minimum of 30 minutes, or overnight for best results.

Coat the chicken in the dry rub
When ready to cook, preheat the oven to 220 degrees and line one baking dish with baking paper.
Bake the chicken for 15 minutes or until cooked through.

The chicken will be tender and moist
While the chicken is cooking, sauté the garlic in oil in a frypan on medium heat for 1 minute. Add the capsicum and corn and stir for 1 minute.
Add the herbs and spices and cook for 1 - 2 minutes until fragrant.
Add the rice and 1/2 lime juice and stir to combine. Stir regularly until heated through, 2 - 3 minutes.

The capsicum and corn give the rice a great flavour
Just before serving add the coriander, stir and add more lime to taste, if required.
Serve the chicken with the creole rice, salad, flatbread and lime wedges.

Shredded chicken can be placed in lettuce cups with salad and rice
Tips
For a mild dry rub start with 1/8 tsp and increase to taste. Add more chilli for a spicy dry rub.
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Categories
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#Creole
#Lime
#Spices
#American
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#Low FODMAP
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