Chicken hash with potatoes and peppers

Recipe by: Maggie Pannell | Photo by: Reader's Digest

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Prep: 25 mins Cook: 25 mins
Serves: 4

Leftover chicken from a roast is perfect for this crispy golden hash. It's easy to make and ideal for a one-pot supper.

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Reader's Digest | Amazing meals

Ingredients
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500g small new potatoes, scrubbed

2 tbsp vegetable oil

1 onion, chopped

1 green pepper, seeded and chopped

1 red pepper, seeded and chopped

150g cooked chicken, diced

1 fat garlic clove, crushed

1 tsp paprika

1/2 tsp dried thyme

salt and freshly ground black pepper

To serve:

few shakes of Tabasco or sweet chilli sauce

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Preparation method

Cook the potatoes in their skins in a pan of lightly salted boiling water for 20–25 minutes until tender. Drain, allow to cool, then cut into small cubes.

Heat the oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Add the onion and sauté for 4 minutes or until lightly softened. Add the peppers and cook gently for a further 4–5 minutes.

Stir in the potatoes, cook for 5 minutes until beginning to brown, then add the chicken and garlic. Sprinkle with paprika, thyme, salt and pepper.

Press the hash into an even layer over the bottom of the pan, using a spatula or the back of a wooden spoon to squash it down. Cook, without stirring, for 5 minutes, until the bottom is nicely browned and crispy.

Break up the mixture, then leave to cook again for a further 5 minutes until a crust forms on the bottom. Spoon on to plates and serve sprinkled with Tabasco or sweet chilli sauce, if liked.

COOK SMART

*You need to use a waxy variety of potato with a firm flesh, such as Pink Fir Apple, Estima or Charlotte, which will hold their shape while cooking. Peel off the skins, after boiling, if preferred. Roast beef hash is also delicious, made as above with potatoes, but include some cooked greens, such as broccoli, rather than peppers.
*Serve with wedges of crisp dessert apples.