Chicken and Vegetables with Miso Pesto
Miso pesto uses cashews, coriander and miso paste to make a tasty accompaniment with steamed chicken and vegetables. All made in the Thermomix.
Ingredients
- 600 g chicken breast cut into 2.5cm thick strips
- Salt and pepper to season
- 2 cups broccoli florets
- 2 cups frozen peas
- 2 carrots cut into 1 cm slices
Pesto
- 1 clove garlic peeled
- 90 g unsalted raw cashews
- 1 bunch coriander leaves only
- 2 tbsp white miso paste
- 70 g light olive oil
Instructions
- Make the pesto by putting all of the ingredients in the Thermomix bowl and pulse on Turbo for 2 seconds. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and pulse on Turbo for another second; remove to a small bowl
- Cut a piece of wax paper to fit the Varoma tray, scrunch it up and lay it on the tray
- Season chicken with salt and pepper, put chicken pieces onto the Varoma tray
- Put the peas and carrots in the Varoma bowl and assemble the Varoma
- Put 500g of water into the Thermomix bowl, close the lid and put the Varoma on top
- Steam the chicken, peas and carrots for 15 minutes | Varoma | Speed 2
- Add the broccoli to the Varoma bowl and steam for a further 5 minutes | Varoma | Speed 2 (or until the chicken is cooked through)