Confit Chicken Maryland with Oregano and Feta Cream

Confit Chicken Maryland with Oregano and Feta Cream

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 2-3
This dish most recently appeared in My Gourmet (4 Nights For 2) on Sunday, August 5, 2018.

Ingredients

Confit Chicken

  • 2 confit chicken marylands
  • 2 Tbsp chopped oregano

Greens

  • 1 courgette
  • 100g green beans *
  • 1 tsp butter

Quinoa

  • Quinoa
  • 100g black quinoa
  • 1/3 bag baby spinach *
  • 50g sundried tomato dressing
  • Juice of ½ lemon *

Feta Cream

  • 50g feta cheese
  • 1-2 Tbsp milk

To Serve

  • A few reserved oregano leaves

Steps

  1. Preheat oven to 220°C Set aside a small roasting dish. Bring a medium pot of salted water to the boil. Remove chicken from plastic and remove excess fat. Place chicken in roasting dish, rub with oregano and season lightly.
  2. Roast chicken and prep greens Roast chicken in oven for about 25 minutes, basting with juices every 10 minutes, until golden and warmed through. “Basting” involves spooning roasting dish juices over the chicken. This gives the chicken a crispy golden skin. Cut courgette into 1cm batons and trim beans. Set aside.
  3. Cook quinoa When chicken has 20 minutes cook time remaining, cook quinoa in pot of boiling water for about 15 minutes, until tender with a slight bite. Once cooked, drain well and return to pot with spinach, sundried tomato dressing and lemon juice. Season and set aside, covered.
  4. Make feta cream While quinoa cooks, prepare feta cream. Crumble feta into a small bowl and add milk. Use a whisk to whip, until smooth. Set aside.
  5. Cook greens When quinoa has about 5 minutes cook time remaining, cook greens. Heat butter and a drizzle of oil in a medium fry-pan on medium-high heat. Cook courgette and beans for 2-3 minutes, until tender. Season and set aside.
  6. To serve Spoon feta cream onto plates and spread. Top with quinoa, greens and chicken. Sprinkle over reserved oregano.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2261 kj
540 kcal
Protein 38.5g
Carbohydrate 24.4g
Fat 31.3g