Healthy Chicken Breast Recipe
Try this quick and easy low calorie, healthy chicken breast recipe you can prepare in under 30 minutes.
Served with oranges, this roast chicken breast meal provides a good source of of nutrition to your diet, particularly vitamin C. It can be served with a couscous salad for a light and tasty meal.
About healthy chicken breast recipe
You'll need boneless and skinned chicken breasts. Ensure they are fresh and not previously frozen.
Orange and Tarragon Chicken
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: : 20 - 25 minutes
Serves 4:
4 boned, skinned chicken breasts
1 tbsp spoon olive oil
8 shallots, finely chopped
2 oranges
150ml (qtr pt) chicken stock
half tsp tomato puree
l tbsp chopped fresh tarragon
Salt and pepper
Preparation
Heat oil in frying pan and brown chicken breasts and
shallots until golden brown on all sides
Finely grate rind from 1 orange, then peel both oranges removing the white pith. Remove membrane
from fruit segments and reserve all juices
Mix together orange rind, juice, stock and tomato
puree and add to pan. Cover and simmer gently for
15 minutes, turning chicken breast twice
Add orange segments, tarragon and seasoning. Warm
through gently
Slice and fan out chicken breasts. Spoon oranges and shallots over chicken. Cook sauce until reduced
to a syrup. Spoon over chicken
Serve with couscous combined with chopped raw peppers
and cucumber or boiled brown rice with sweetcorn
Nutrition:
Your healthy chicken breast recipe is low calorie -
approximately 240 calories per serving.
Including couscous or brown rice, (both of which are fibre-rich foods), making a healthy addition to your diet . Chicken breast is also a good low fat alternative to red meat. Combined with orange, your meal provide a good source of nutrition and vitamin C.
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