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Griddled chicken and asparagus with white bean salad recipe

Griddled chicken and asparagus with white bean salad recipe

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Tuck into a plate of mouthwatering chicken sat on a bed of creamy butter and cannellini beans, fresh parsley, juicy cherry tomatoes and delicate flavoured asparagus. We just can't get enough of this simple, wholesome dish - the perfect midweek meal. See method

Ingredients

  • 2 large chicken breasts, halved horizontally, or 4 small chicken breasts
  • 30ml (2tbsp) olive olive
  • 400g (13oz) tin butter beans, drained
  • 400g (13oz) tin cannellini beans, drained
  • 1 red onion, finely sliced
  • 2tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
  • 165g (5 1/2oz) cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 lemon, juiced and zested
  • 300g (10oz) asparagus, trimmed
2 of your 5-a-day and high in unsaturated fat

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1955kj
    464kcal     23%

  • Fat

    7g 8%

  • Saturates

    2g 8%

  • Sugars

    9g 10%

  • Salt

    2.3g 38%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 34.9g Protein 55.9g Fibre 17.6g

Method

  1. Place a griddle pan over a medium heat. Brush the chicken with 1 tbsp olive oil and season. Cook the chicken for 5-6 minutes on each side until cooked through and no pink meat remains.
  2. Remove from the pan, cover with foil and leave to rest.
  3. Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, combine the butter beans, cannellini beans, red onion, parsley, cherry tomatoes and lemon juice and zest.
  4. Cook over a medium heat for 3-4 minutes until heated through.
  5. Return the pan to a medium-high heat. Toss the asparagus in the remaining oil and cook for 2-3 minutes. Serve with the chicken and white bean salad.

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