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Free-Range Pesto Chicken Breast with Chips
A comforting weeknight dinner. Think tender free-range British chicken breast stuffed with a creamy mix of cheese and pesto, then roasted to perfection. Served alongside golden chips, a rich tomato sauce and vibrant broccoli and peas for your greens.
High protein
1/3 daily fibre
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 90g Tenderstem broccoli (use half)
- 1 tbsp green pesto (use half) (Rapeseed Oil, Broccoli, Spinach, Broad Beans, Basil, Sunflower Seed, Garlic, Salt, Yeast extract powder (Yeast Extract, Salt), Pumpkin Seeds, Porcini Mushrooms, Kale, Golden Linseeds, Citric Acid, White Quinoa, Ascorbic Acid.)
- 150g peas (use half)
- 20g italian hard cheese (use half) (Eggs, Milk) (cow's milk, salt, microbial rennet, preservative (lysozyme protein from egg).)
- 1 garlic clove (use half)
- 1 tbsp sun-dried tomato paste (use half) (Tomato Puree, Sundried Tomatoes, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Pine Kernels, Salt)
- 1 British Free Range chicken breast
- 2 large potatoes
- 1 unwaxed lemon (use half)
- 75g seasonal tomatoes (use half)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 824
Protein: 62g
Carbs: 98g
Fat: 20g
Ingredients
- 75g seasonal tomatoes
- 1 tbsp green pesto (Rapeseed Oil, Broccoli, Spinach, Broad Beans, Basil, Sunflower Seed, Garlic, Salt, Yeast extract powder (Yeast Extract, Salt), Pumpkin Seeds, Porcini Mushrooms, Kale, Golden Linseeds, Citric Acid, White Quinoa, Ascorbic Acid.)
- 1 tbsp sun-dried tomato paste (Tomato Puree, Sundried Tomatoes, Rapeseed Oil, Water, Pine Kernels, Salt)
- 2 British Free Range chicken breasts
- 150g peas
- 1 unwaxed lemon
- 2 large potatoes
- 20g italian hard cheese (Eggs, Milk) (cow's milk, salt, microbial rennet, preservative (lysozyme protein from egg).)
- 90g Tenderstem broccoli
- 1 garlic clove
Nutritional Information
Calories: 631
Protein: 58g
Carbs: 59g
Fat: 19g
Free-Range Pesto Chicken Breast with Chips
A comforting weeknight dinner. Think tender free-range British chicken breast stuffed with a creamy mix of cheese and pesto, then roasted to perfection. Served alongside golden chips, a rich tomato sauce and vibrant broccoli and peas for your greens.
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Cooking Instructions
Before you start
- Preheat the oven to 240C / fan 220C / gas mark 9
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper
- Pull out a medium saucepan, a small frying pan, a small bowl, a sieve, a grater & a measuring jug
Golden chips
- Cut the potatoes into chips
- Place onto one side of the lined baking tray and toss with 1 tsp oil and a pinch of salt and pepper
- Roast for 25-30 mins, until soft and golden
Stuff & roast the chicken
- Zest and halve the lemon. Finely grate the cheese, then add half to the small bowl with the pesto, lemon zest and a squeeze of lemon juice
- Lay the chicken breast onto your chopping board. Season both sides with salt and pepper, then place your hand flat on top and slice into it from the side until there is 2cm left (be careful not to slice all the way through)
- Spoon the pesto mixture into each chicken pocket, then transfer to the tray alongside the chips. Drizzle with 1/2 tsp oil and season, then roast for 21 mins, until cooked through
Simmer the tomato sauce
- Meanwhile, trim the broccoli. Halve the tomatoes. Finely chop or crush the garlic
- Heat the small frying pan with 1 tsp oil on medium heat. Once hot, add the garlic and cook for 30 secs, then add the tomatoes and cook for 3-4 mins, until softening. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper
- Stir in the sundried tomato paste and 100ml water (50ml for 1 person). Bring to the boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 5-6 mins, until thickened
Boil the broccoli
- Bring the medium saucepan filled with salted water to a boil. Once boiling, add the broccoli and cook for 3-4 mins. Add the peas in the final minute, then drain. Toss with a squeeze of lemon
- When the chicken has 5 mins remaining, sprinkle over the remaining cheese. Return to the oven for the remaining time, until golden
Finish & plate up
- Add a squeeze of lemon juice to the tomato sauce. Season to taste
- Check your chicken is cooked through by inserting a skewer into the thickest part of the meat; the juices should run clear
- Share the chicken between plates, with the chips, broccoli and peas alongside. Spoon over the tomato sauce
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