Pistou-Baked Chicken

Pistou-Baked Chicken

Ready in 40 minutes Serves 4
This dish most recently appeared in Fresh Start (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, December 24, 2017.

With charred brocollini, courgette ribbons and beetroot


Ingredients

CHARRED BROCCOLINI, COURGETTE RIBBONS AND BEETROOT

  • 80g bulgur wheat
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 beetroot, diced 1cm
  • ½ teaspoon oil, for roasting (or use spray oil)
  • 1 pack broccolini, woody ends trimmed
  • Zest of 1 lemon
  • ½ teaspoon oil, for roasting (or use spray oil)
  • 2 courgettes
  • ½ bag baby spinach
  • 25g chopped walnuts

PISTOU-BAKED CHICKEN

  • 550g chicken breast steaks
  • ½ pottle fresh herb pistou

HERB VINAIGRETTE

  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • ½ pottle fresh herb pistou
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 230°C. Line two oven trays with baking paper. Bring a full kettle to the boil. Prepare your beetroot and broccolini. Place bulgur and salt in a small, heat-proof bowl and cover with boiling water and a plate. Leave for 15-18 minutes, until grains are tender. Drain well. While bulgur cooks, toss beetroot with first measure of oil on first prepared tray. Season and roast for 10 minutes to start with.
  2. While beetroot cooks, pat chicken dry. Season and place, in a single layer, on second prepared tray. Set aside.
  3. When beetroot has roasted for 10 minutes, remove from oven and toss through broccolini, lemon zest and second measure of oil. Season and return to oven to bake for a further 12-15 minutes, until vegetables are tender and broccolini is charred.
  4. Spread first measure of fresh herb pistou over chicken. Bake chicken (on rack above vegetables) for 7-8 minutes, or until just cooked through. Remove from oven and set aside, covered in foil, to rest for 5 minutes. In a large bowl, combine all herb vinaigrette ingredients.
  5. Peel courgettes into long, thin ribbons and thinly slice core and add to bowl with vinaigrette. Add drained bulgur, roasted vegetables, spinach and walnuts to bowl with vinaigrette. Toss gently to combine and season to taste. Slice chicken thickly.
  6. TO SERVE divide charred broccolini, courgette ribbons and beetroot between plates. Top with pistou baked chicken.

Nutritional Information

Energy 1706 kj
408 kcal
Protein 40.2g
Carbohydrate 20.9g
Fat 16.0g