Lemon Garlic Chicken with Sesame Kumara and Carrot Slaw

Lemon Garlic Chicken with Sesame Kumara and Carrot Slaw

Ready in 30 minutes • Serves 2-3

A simple and delicious midweek meal.

Ingredients

SESAME KUMARA

  • 400g orange kumara, scrubbed and diced 2cm
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

CARROT SLAW

  • 1 baby bok choy, end trimmed 1cm, rinsed and leaves separated
  • 1 carrot
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

LEMON GARLIC CHICKEN

  • Zest of ½ lemon
  • 1 tablespoon runny honey
  • ½ teaspoon soy sauce
  • 1½ teaspoons lemon chicken spice blend
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 300g chicken breast strips

Steps

  1. oven to 220°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper.
  2. Toss kumara on prepared tray with a drizzle of oil. Season with salt and pepper and roast for about 25 minutes, until golden and tender. Turn once during cooking.
  3. While kumara is cooking, prepare carrot slaw. Thinly slice bok choy and grate carrot. Place both in a large bowl with mayonnaise, mustard and lemon juice. Toss to combine and season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside.
  4. In a medium bowl, combine lemon zest, honey, soy sauce, lemon chicken spice blend and salt. Add chicken strips and toss to coat.
  5. Heat a drizzle of oil in a medium fry-pan on medium-high heat. Cook chicken strips for about 1 minute each side, until browned (they don’t need to be cooked through at this stage). Remove chicken from pan and set aside.
  6. When kumara has 5 minutes cook time remaining, remove tray from oven and place chicken strips on top of kumara. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and return to oven for about 5 minutes, until chicken is cooked through.
  7. divide sesame kumara between plates and top with lemon garlic chicken. Serve carrot slaw on the side.

Nutritional Information

Energy 1998 kj
478 kcal
Protein 31.1g
Carbohydrate 44.4g
Fat 19.4g