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Griddled chicken with almond courgetti recipe

Griddled chicken with almond courgetti recipe

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A virtuous supper of simple griddled chicken breast served alongside a broccoli, courgetti, almond and raisin salad. This fuss-free and delicious family meal is ready in just 30 minutes. See method

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 2 tsp olive oil
  • 1 ½ lemons, zested
  • 1/2 tsp dried thyme or chilli flakes

For the salad

  • 1 x broccoli head, broken into florets, stalk cut into thin batons
  • 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 25g (1oz) flaked almonds, toasted
  • 50g (2oz) raisins
  • 1 x 250g tub courgette spaghetti

For the dressing

  • 1½ lemons, juiced
  • 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 tsp sugar
If you haven't got spaghetti, try using linguine instead

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1335kj
    317kcal     16%

  • Fat

    10g 15%

  • Saturates

    2g 8%

  • Sugars

    13g 14%

  • Salt

    0.5g 9%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 15g Protein 42.3g Fibre 3.3g

Method

  1. To make the salad, cook the broccoli and garlic in a pan of boiling water for 2-3 mins, until the broccoli is al dente. Drain and cool for 10 mins.
  2. Meanwhile, sandwich each chicken breast between 2 sheets of clingfilm on a chopping board. Using a rolling pin, bash until flattened to about 0.5cm thick. Rub with the olive oil, sprinkle with the lemon zest and thyme or chilli. Season well.
  3. To make the dressing, whisk the lemon juice, oil and sugar in a bowl with some seasoning.
  4. Put the broccoli, garlic, almonds, raisins and courgette in a bowl. Pour over the dressing and toss to coat; set aside until needed.
  5. Heat a griddle pan on the hob. Add the chicken and griddle for 3-4 mins on each side, until cooked through with no pink meat showing. Serve the chicken with the courgetti.

Tip: Turn this into an alfresco dinner by cooking the chicken on the barbecue instead. Cook as above and check it is fully cooked through with no pink meat showing before serving.

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