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Herby soft cheese baked chicken with leeks recipe

Herby soft cheese baked chicken with leeks recipe

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This simple chicken recipe turns a handful of ingredients into a hearty and delicious family meal. Chicken breasts are baked in the oven in a garlicky cream cheese sauce and served on a bed of rice. See method

Ingredients

  • 200g 50% reduced-fat soft cheese with garlic and herbs
  • 1 tbsp cornflour
  • 1 vegetable stock cube, made up to 200ml
  • 650g chicken breast portions
  • 200g frozen sliced leeks
  • 200g long grain white rice, rinsed
  • 90g baby leaf salad
If you don't have any leeks, try using spring or white onions instead

Each serving contains

  • Energy

    1955kj
    463kcal     23%

  • Fat

    9g 12%

  • Saturates

    5g 24%

  • Sugars

    4g 5%

  • Salt

    1.6g 27%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 46.8g Protein 48.7g Fibre 2.3g

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. 
  2. Mix together the soft cheese and the cornflour, and season. Slowly add in the stock, stirring until smooth. 
  3. Arrange the chicken breasts in a large baking dish and scatter the leeks around and them. 
  4. Pour over the soft cheese sauce and cover the dish with foil. 
  5. Bake for 40-45 mins, taking the foil off after 20mins, until golden brown and the chicken is cooked through. 1. Meanwhile, put the rice into a saucepan and pour over 350ml boiling water from the kettle. Bring to the boil, cover with a lid and cook over a low heat for 15-18 mins, swirling the pan occasionally, until cooked. Set aside with the lid on to keep warm. 
  6. Divide the rice between 4 plates. Put a piece of chicken onto each plate (dividing the breasts if necessary) and spoon over some creamy leeks. Serve with some salad alongside.

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