Pesto Chicken with Avocado and Summer Salad
Ready in 30 minutes
• Serves 1
This dish most recently appeared in Fresh Start (5 Meals For 1) on Sunday, February 10, 2019.
This dish most recently appeared in Fresh Start (5 Meals For 1) on Sunday, February 10, 2019.
Ingredients
Salad
- ½ broccoli, cut into small florets and stalk thinly sliced
- ½ baby cos lettuce, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 Tbsp avocado, diced 1cm
- 1 tomato, diced 2cm
- ½ courgette, peeled into ribbons
- 1 pack pesto
Chicken
- 140g lean chicken breast steak
- 1 pack chicken spice
To Serve
- 1 pack summer drizzle
- 2 tsp walnuts
Steps
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Preheat BBQ grill or hot plate to medium (if using). Bring a half full kettle of water to the boil.
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Prep & cook salad. Place broccoli in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Leave for 5 minutes then drain, refresh under cold water and leave to drain well.
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Add remaining salad ingredients to a bowl.
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Prep & cook chicken. Heat ¼ tsp oil in a fry-pan on medium heat.
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Pat chicken dry, rub with chicken spice mix and season. Cook chicken for 3-5 minutes each side (depending on thickness), or until cooked through. Rest, covered. Alternatively, cook on BBQ.
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Finish salad. Add broccoli to bowl with salad, toss to combine and season.
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Thinly slice chicken and toss in any resting juices.
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Serve salad topped with chicken, summer drizzle and walnuts.
Nutritional Information
Energy |
1850 kj 442 kcal |
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Protein | 40.4g |
Carbohydrate | 8.2g |
Fat | 26.2g |