5.0 from 9 votes
Spiced Grains and Butternut Squash
Love the Spiced Grains and Butternut Squash side you get at Nando’s? Now you can make it at home with this easy peasy Nando’s fakeaway version!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 165 kcal
Course:
Side Dish
Cuisine:
Portuguese , South African
Ingredients
- 100 g pearl barley
- ½ teaspoon dried chilli flakes
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 450 g boiling water (see Note 1)
- 150 g butternut squash cut into small cubes (roughly 1cm / ½inch cubes)
- 50 g green beans cut into 1cm / ½inch lengths
- 15 g pumpkin seeds
- 20 g dried cranberries
- 25 g feta cheese
Instructions
- Place the pearl barley, chilli, cumin, cinnamon and boiling water in a pan. Bring to the boil, then cover with a lid, turn the heat down low and simmer for 20 minutes.
- After 20 minutes, add the butternut squash, stir, replace the lid and simmer for a further 10 minutes.
- After the 10 minutes, add the green beans, stir, replace the lid and simmer for a further 5 minutes.
- After the 5 minutes, turn the heat off and add the pumpkin seeds and dried cranberries. Stir, then transfer to a serving dish.
- Finally crumble the feta over the top.
- Serve with your favourite Nando’s chicken dishes!
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Notes
- If at any point the pan starts to look too dry, add a little extra boiling water. The idea is that, by the time the dish is ready to be served, all the water should have been absorbed. If it hasn’t, simply drain before serving.
- Supermarket packets are notorious for suggesting cook times which are too long. The pack instructions for the Tesco Pearl Barley I used said to cook the pearl barley for over an hour! This results in an unappetising mush. I recommend cooking the pearl barley for a total of 35 minutes, which results in nice 'al dente' pearl barley that is very similar in texture to the original Nando's recipe - but of course different brands may vary and you may have different preferences, so you may need to adjust the cook times accordingly.
- Not suitable for freezing.
- Nutrition information is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
Nutrition Information
Calories
165kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
30g
(10%)
Protein
5g
(10%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
0.003g
Cholesterol
6mg
(2%)
Sodium
81mg
(3%)
Potassium
281mg
(8%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
4187IU
(84%)
Vitamin C
10mg
(11%)
Calcium
73mg
(7%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 165
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 165kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 30g | 10% |
| Protein | 5g | 10% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 0.003g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 6mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 81mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 281mg | 6% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 4187IU | 84% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 73mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.