Woman’s Day (Australia)

LEMON HONEY CHICKEN WITH BROCCOLINI

SERVES 4 PREP + COOK 35 MINS

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FIVE INGREDIENT­S

3 medium lemons (420g) 4 chicken breast fillets (800g) 1½ cups (300g) red quinoa 2 bunches broccolini (350g) 2 tbsp honey

STAPLES

2 tsp ground black pepper sea-salt flakes 50g butter ¹⁄ 3 cup (80ml) olive oil, plus 1 tbsp extra

1 Finely grate rind, then juice 2 lemons. You will need 1 tbsp rind and 2 tbsp juice. Halve chicken horizontal­ly.

2 Place chicken in a bowl with lemon rind and pepper. Season with salt flakes and turn to coat both sides.

3 Rinse quinoa in a sieve under cold running water. Place in a medium saucepan with 2 cups (500ml) water. Bring to the boil. Reduce heat to low and cook, covered, 15 mins or until tender. Remove pan from heat. Stand, covered, for 5 mins.

4 Meanwhile, heat half butter and 2 tbsp of the oil in a large non-stick frying pan over high heat. Cook chicken, in batches, 3 mins on each side or until golden and cooked through. Remove from pan and cover to keep warm.

5 Heat remaining butter and remaining oil in same pan. Cut broccolini in half lengthways and add to pan. Cook, turning, 3 mins or until tender. Season.

6 Whisk honey, lemon juice and the extra oil in a small bowl. Season to taste. Cut remaining lemon into slices.

7 Serve chicken and broccolini topped with lemon slices and drizzled with honey dressing. Serve with quinoa.

 ??  ?? TIP Remove chicken tenderloin from the underside of the chicken breast, if attached.
TIP Remove chicken tenderloin from the underside of the chicken breast, if attached.

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