Garlic and Mint Chicken with Crunchy Cos Salad
Author:
Annabelle Cooper
Category
Chicken,Dinner,Gluten Free,Low Carb,Lunch
Difficulty
Beginner
Rated 5.0 stars by 1 users
4
10 mins
6 mins
16 mins
Ingredients
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4 small chicken breast fillets (skin off) each cut into 2 thin fillets
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2 tbsp fresh mint leaves roughly chopped
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2 garlic cloves crushed
- 1 tsp dried chilli flakes
- 1 ½ tbsp extra virgin olive oil
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1 baby cos leaves separated, finely shredded
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80 g snow peas roughly chopped
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2 spring onions finely chopped
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1 tbsp white wine vinegar
Directions
What are we cooking today?
This chicken meal is so simple and works for lunch or dinner as a main meal or for an option at a dinner party.
Getting started
- Place the chicken, mint, garlic, chilli and 1/2 tablespoon of oil in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper and toss to coat chicken.
Place a large non-stick frypan over high heat. When hot, add the chicken in batches. Cook for 3-5 minutes on one side until golden, then flip and continue cooking until cooked through.
Meanwhile, toss the shredded lettuce, snow peas, and spring onions in a large bowl with the vinegar, remaining tablespoons of oil, salt and pepper.
Divide the salad and chicken among plates and serve immediately.
Annabelle's tips
Marinade the chicken a few hours before cooking at enhance the flavour of this dish.
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 4
- per serving
- Calories
- 263
- Total Fat
- 10 grams
- 13%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 grams
- 10%
- Cholesterol
- 100 milligrams
- 34%
- Sodium
- 74 milligrams
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 2 grams
- 1%
- Dietary Fiber
- 1 grams
- 4%
- Protein
- 39 grams
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.