Tarragon Chicken with Lemon, Spinach and Leek Bulgur

Tarragon Chicken with Lemon, Spinach and Leek Bulgur

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 1
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Meals For 1) on Sunday, August 7, 2016.

Delicious pan-fried chicken, seasoned with a special tarragon spice mix.


Ingredients

LEMON, SPINACH AND LEEK BULGUR

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • ½ leek, white part only, quartered lengthways and thinly sliced
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ cup bulgur wheat
  • ¼ cup chicken stock
  • ¼ cup + 2 tablespoons water
  • Zest of ½ lemon
  • Juice of ¼ lemon
  • 1/4 bag baby spinach leaves, roughly chopped

TARRAGON CHICKEN

  • 150g chicken breast
  • ¾ teaspoon tarragon spice mix
  • ¾ teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • ¼ teaspoon runny honey
  • ¼ teaspoon olive oil
  • ½ punnet cherry tomatoes

TO SERVE

  • 1 tablespoon sour cream (optional)

Steps

  1. Heat oil and butter in a pot on medium heat. Cook leek and salt for 1–2 minutes. Add bulgur and stir for 1 minute to coat in oil. Add stock and water and bring to a boil. Cover with a lid, reduce to lowest heat and cook for 8 minutes. Remove from heat and leave to steam, still covered, for 8 minutes.
  2. Pat chicken dry with paper towels and slice breast lengthways into 1.5–2cm-thick strips. Add to a medium bowl with tarragon spice mix, mustard, honey and second measure of oil. Season with salt and toss to coat well.
  3. Heat a drizzle of oil in a fry-pan on medium heat. Cook chicken for about 3 minutes each side (depending on thickness), or until browned and just cooked through. If marinade starts to burn, reduce heat. Set aside on a plate, covered with foil to rest while you cook tomatoes.
  4. Wipe pan clean with a paper towel and heat a drizzle of olive oil on medium-high heat. Add tomatoes and cook for 1–2 minutes until they start to blister, shaking pan occasionally. Season with pepper.
  5. Fluff up bulgur grains with a fork and gently fold through spinach, first measure of lemon zest and juice. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  6. Spoon lemon, spinach and leek bulgur on to a plate and top with tarragon chicken and tomatoes. Dollop over sour cream (if using).

Nutritional Information

Energy 2523 kj
603 kcal
Protein 41.0g
Carbohydrate 31.5g
Fat 32.9g