Middle Eastern Chicken

Middle Eastern Chicken

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 1
This dish most recently appeared in Fresh Start (5 Meals For 1) on Sunday, February 25, 2018.

With roasted cauliflower salad and hummus


Ingredients

ROASTED CAULIFLOWER SALAD

  • ½ bag cauliflower pearls
  • ¾ teaspoon oil, for cooking (or use spray oil)
  • 1 carrot
  • ½ capsicum
  • 2 handfuls baby spinach
  • 50g Middle Eastern dressing

MIDDLE EASTERN CHICKEN

  • 275g lean chicken breasts
  • 1 teaspoon garlic paste
  • ¾ teaspoon oil, for cooking (or use spray oil)
  • 1½ teaspoons chicken spice mix

TO SERVE

  • 50g hummus
  • 2 tablespoons mixed parsley and coriander

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 230°C. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Preheat BBQ grill or hot plate to medium (if using). Toss cauliflower pearls and oil on prepared tray and season. Roast for 12-14 minutes, until tender and lightly golden. Toss halfway through cooking.
  2. Pat chicken dry and cut into steaks. To do this, place your hand on top of chicken breast and use a knife to slice through horizontally to make thin steaks, about 1.5cm-thick.
  3. Rub chicken with garlic and chicken spice mix and season.
  4. Heat oil in a medium fry-pan on medium heat. Cook chicken for 2-3 minutes each side (depending on thickness), or until cooked through. Alternatively, cook on BBQ.
  5. Set aside, covered to rest for 3-5 minutes before slicing thinly, reserving any resting juices.
  6. Once cauliflower is cooked, allow to cool for about 5 minutes. Peel carrot into ribbons and thinly slice core. Thinly slice capsicum.
  7. Place both in a medium bowl along with roasted cauliflower, spinach and Middle Eastern dressing. Toss to combine and season to taste.
  8. Finely chop herbs.
  9. TO SERVE share roasted cauliflower salad between plates. Top with Middle Eastern chicken, drizzle over resting juices (if desired) and dollop over hummus. Sprinkle over chopped herbs.

Nutritional Information

Energy 1481 kj
354 kcal
Protein 36.3g
Carbohydrate 11.7g
Fat 16.9g