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Curried Chicken and Mango Salad

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook: 20 minutes
Serves: 2
Ingredients

6 chicken mini fillets
1 tsp olive oil
2 tsp curry powder
4 tbsp Greek yogurt
2 tbsp mango chutney
zest ½ lime and 2 tsp juice
1 Little Gem lettuce, leaves separated
1 ripe mango, peeled and sliced
½ red onion, finely sliced
2 tsp toasted sesame seed
Method

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Toss the chicken in the oil and 1 tsp of the curry powder, season and mix well to coat. Put the chicken on a foil-lined baking tray and bake for 20 mins until cooked through. Leave to cool a little, then slice.

Meanwhile, make the dressing. In a bowl, combine the remaining curry powder with the yogurt, chutney and lime zest and juice (add 1 tbsp water if the dressing is a little thick).

To serve, arrange the lettuce leaves on 2 plates. Top with the mango and cooked chicken, then drizzle with the dressing. Scatter with the red onion and sesame seeds before serving.




Chicken Satay Salad

Prep Time: 15 minutes + at least 1 hour marinating
Cook: 10 minutes
Serves: 2
Ingredients

1 tbsp tamari
1 tsp medium curry powder
¼ tsp ground cumin
1 garlic clove, finely grated
1 tsp clear honey
2 skinless chicken breast fillets (or use turkey breast)
1 tbsp crunchy peanut butter (choose a sugar-free version with no palm oil, if possible)
1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
1 tbsp lime juice
a little sunflower oil for wiping the pan
2 Little Gem lettuces hearts, cut into wedges
¼ cucumber, halved and sliced
1 banana shallot, halved and thinly sliced
generous handful coriander, chopped
seeds from ½ pomegranate
Method

Pour the tamari into a large dish and stir in the curry powder, cumin, garlic and honey. Mix well. Slice the chicken breasts in half horizontally to make 4 fillets in total, then add to the marinade and mix well to coat. Set aside in the fridge for at least 1 hr, or overnight, to allow the flavours to penetrate the chicken.

Meanwhile, mix the peanut butter with the chilli sauce, lime juice, and 1 tbsp water to make a spoonable sauce. When ready to cook the chicken, wipe a large non-stick frying pan with a little oil. Add the chicken and cook, covered with a lid, for 5-6 mins on a medium heat, turning the fillets over for the last min, until cooked but still moist. Set aside, covered, to rest for a few mins.

While the chicken rests, toss the lettuce wedges with the cucumber, shallot, coriander and pomegranate, and pile onto plates. Spoon over a little sauce. Slice the chicken, pile on top of the salad and spoon over the remaining sauce. Eat while the chicken is still warm.




Italian Roman Chicken

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Serves: 4
Ingredients

4 x chicken fillets / breasts
1 x red pepper (sliced)
1 x yellow pepper (sliced)
100g chestnut mushrooms (sliced)
1 x tsp oregano
1 x tsp thyme
4 x garlic cloves (finely chopped)
150ml white wine
150ml chicken stock
1 x 400g chopped tomatoes
Method

Season the chicken on both sides with salt and black pepper.

Bring a couple of table spoons of olive oil to a moderate to high heat in a shallow casserole pan or large frying pan.

Brown the chicken fillets on both sides until nice and golden. (approx 5 minutes each side)

Remove the chicken from the pan and reduce heat, add the peppers and mushrooms and allow to soften for around 5 minutes.

Add the garlic and fry for a further 1 minute.

Add the chicken fillets, wine, chicken stock, chopped tomatoes and herbs and bring to the boil.

Reduce to a simmer, cover and cook for a further 30 minutes.