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Creamy pesto chicken with jersey royals & green beans
Creamy pesto chicken with jersey royals & green beans
Prep in 10
New
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 80g almond yoghurt (Nuts) (Almond Drink (95%) (Filtered Water/Almonds), Thickener: Starch (Tapioca / Carob Gum), Live Vegan Cultures)
- 1 chicken stock cube (Celery) (sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil* , sugar*, chicken fat* 3.5%, yeast extract, natural flavour, chicken meat* 1%, herbs & spices* (turmeric*, black pepper*, parsley*, rosemary*), onion powder*. * Organic ingredient)
- 160g green beans
- 2 free-range chicken legs
- 1 tbsp basil pesto (Sunflower Oil, Basil Paste (Basil, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Antioxidant : Ascorbic Acid), Frozen Broccoli Crumbs, Frozen Broad Beans, Frozen Kale, Garlic Puree, Salt, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid)
- 300g jersey royal pearls
- 1 shallot
- 4 garlic clove
Nutritional Information
Calories: 258
Protein: 7.3g
Carbs: 34g
Fat: 10g
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp basil pesto (use half) (Sunflower Oil, Basil Paste (Basil, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Antioxidant : Ascorbic Acid), Frozen Broccoli Crumbs, Frozen Broad Beans, Frozen Kale, Garlic Puree, Salt, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid)
- 1 chicken stock cube (use half) (Celery) (sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil* , sugar*, chicken fat* 3.5%, yeast extract, natural flavour, chicken meat* 1%, herbs & spices* (turmeric*, black pepper*, parsley*, rosemary*), onion powder*. * Organic ingredient)
- 300g jersey royal pearls (use half)
- 80g almond yoghurt (use half) (Nuts) (Almond Drink (95%) (Filtered Water/Almonds), Thickener: Starch (Tapioca / Carob Gum), Live Vegan Cultures)
- 4 garlic clove
- 1 free-range chicken leg
- 1 shallot (use half)
- 160g green beans (use half)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 247
Protein: 8.2g
Carbs: 36g
Fat: 7.9g
Creamy pesto chicken with jersey royals & green beans
Creamy pesto chicken with jersey royals & green beans
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Cooking Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 220C / fan 200C / gas mark 7 and boil a kettle. Dissolve the stock cube in a jug with 200ml boiling water in a jug, then stir in the yoghurt and pesto.
- Cut the potatoes into wedges, peel and crush the garlic and thinly slice the shallot.
- Heat a large non-stick pan with 1 tsp oil on a medium-high heat. Place the chicken in to the pan skin side down and add the potatoes, garlic and shallots. Cook for 5 mins, then transfer to an ovenproof dish. Pour in the pesto stock and mix together, then turn the chicken over so the skin is facing up. Roast for 35-40 mins, until the chicken is cooked through. Season with sea salt and black pepper.
- Bring a pan of salted water to the boil. Trim the green beans, place in the pan and cook for 5 mins, then drain.
- Serve the pesto chicken and potatoes with the green beans alongside.
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