Chicken & Leek Casserole
Look after your ticker with this delicious recipe from Pippa Middleton. Packed with heart-healthy herbs, veg and protein, this dish will put a smile on anyone’s face.
By Healthy Diet
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 500g boneless, skinless chicken breast
- 400g leeks, trimmed and thinly sliced
- 400g can haricot beans, drained and rinsed
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 fresh bay leaf
- 300ml homemade chicken stock or ready-made, low-salt alternative
- bunch of fresh flat-leaf parsley, coarsely chopped (20g)
Method
- Heat the oil in a non-stick sauté pan and cook the chicken over a high heat until browned on both sides. Remove from the pan, drain on kitchen paper and keep warm.
- Add the leeks to the pan and cook over a low heat for 3-4 minutes until softened but not browned. Add the beans, thyme, bay leaf and stock, cover and simmer for a further 4 minutes.
- Arrange the chicken on top of the beans, cover the pan and cook over a low heat for 15-20 minutes until the chicken is cooked through. Scatter with flat-leaf parsley and serve with pearl barley, steamed broccoli florets and some wilted chard or asparagus.
Nutrition: per serving
cal
234
fat
4g
protein
41.5g
sat fat
0.8g
salt
0.83g
carbs
15.5g
sugar
2.9g
Recipe taken from:
Recipes taken from Heartfelt by Pippa Middleton. Published by British Heart Foundation. Photography by David Loftus.
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