8-Layer Dinner

8-Layer Dinner

Bring on bright, colourful and tasty in this delicious healthy dinner option! Virgin active has teamed up with Precision Nutrition to offer nutrition coaching. Learn the science behind eating and discover ways to individualise your diet such as this tasty dinner! To find out more visit: Virgin Active http://www.virginactive.com.au and Precision Nutrition http://www.precisionnutrition.com.

Serves: 3 large or 6 small

Prep: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

1 inch cubed, 510g boneless skinless chicken breast

½ tsp salt

Pepper ¼ tsp

Olive oil cooking spray

2 cups sweet potato (peeled thin sliced)

1 cup salsa

1 can black Beans (cooked or canned, drained)

1 cup onion (small dice)

1 cup corn (canned or frozen)

1 cup peas (canned or frozen)

½ cup almonds (sliced)

Method

Preheat the oven to 180 degree Season chicken with salt and pepper

Preheat a non-stick frying pan on medium heat and lightly coat with spray

Add the chicken (in batches if necessary) and sauté until lightly browned on all sides. Remove and set aside. Clean the pan if necessary and preheat again on medium

Add the sweet potatoes and the salsa and sauté for 5 minutes.

Layer the ingredients in a large, shallow casserole dish starting with the chicken and then potato/salsa, black beans, onion, corn, peas and almonds

Bake for 25 minutes and then serve