Spiced Chicken with Glazed Yams and Beetroot Relish

Spiced Chicken with Glazed Yams and Beetroot Relish

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 4-5
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, July 9, 2017.

A warm spiced Chicken meal for the winter nights.


Ingredients

GLAZED YAMS

  • 300g yams
  • 1 carrot, halved widthways then quartered to make 8 sticks
  • 2 parsnips, peeled, halved widthways then quartered to make 8 sticks
  • 1 beetroot, peeled and diced 2cm
  • 200g peeled pumpkin, diced 2cm
  • Zest of ½ orange
  • Juice of 1 orange
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon runny honey
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2-3 tablespoons roughly chopped basil leaves

SPICED CHICKEN

  • 600g chicken breasts
  • 1 tablespoon chicken spices

GRAVY

  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1 tablespoon flour
  • 1 teaspoon chicken gravy mix
  • 1 cup chicken stock

TO SERVE

  • 100g beetroot relish (optional, adults)

Steps

  1. oven to 220°C. Line a shallow-lipped oven tray with baking paper.
  2. Place all glazed yam ingredients (except basil) in a large bowl and toss to coat. Season with pepper, spread out on prepared tray and roast for about 22 minutes, until golden and tender. Turn once during cooking. Toss through basil just before serving.
  3. While veggies cook, pat chicken dry with paper towels and cut into steaks. To do this, place your hand flat on top of chicken breast and use a knife to slice through horizontally to make two thin steaks. Sprinkle chicken with chicken spices and season with salt and pepper.
  4. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large fry-pan on medium-high heat and cook chicken for 1-2 minutes each side, until browned and cooked through. Set aside, covered in foil, to rest for about 5 minutes before slicing thickly. Reserve pan.
  5. While chicken rests, return reserved pan to medium heat and add water, butter, flour and chicken gravy mix. Cook for about 30 seconds, until combined and fragrant.
  6. Slowly add stock and any chicken resting juices to the pan and cook for about 4 minutes, stirring constantly, until gravy is smooth and thickened.
  7. pile glazed yams onto plates, top with slices of spiced chicken and drizzle with gravy. Serve with a dollop of beetroot relish ( if using).

Nutritional Information

Energy 1928 kj
461 kcal
Protein 33.2g
Carbohydrate 40.7g
Fat 17.0g