delicious UK – April 2018

Lemon and garlic chicken
schnitzels with quick
puttanesca sauce
SERVES 4. HANDS-ON TIME 30 MIN,
OVEN TIME 25 MIN

MAKE

AHEAD

Breadcrumb the chicken and make

thepastasauceupto2days

ahead. Cover and chill separately.

FOOD

TEAM’S

TIP

Unpittedblackoliveshaveagreat

flavour.Ifyouwanttousepitted

olives,goforgreenolivesinstead.

NEXT

TIME

Swap chicken for defrosted large
sustainable frozen prawns. Coat in
the breadcrumbs and cook in the
oven for 10-15 minutes.

• 3-4 large frozen free-range skinless
  chicken breasts, defrosted


• 50g plain flour


• 2 free-range eggs, beaten

•70gfrozenbreadcrumbs

•Finelygratedzest1lemon

•2garliccloves,crushed

• 2tbspoliveoil


• 2 x 400g tins cherry tomatoes


• 230g black olives (unpitted – see tip)


• 7anchovyfilletsfromajarortin,
  drained and roughly chopped


• Freshly chopped fresh flatleaf parsley
  (optional) to serve

1 Heat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan/gas 7.

Usingarollingpin,gentlybashthechicken

breastsbetweentwosheetsofclingfilm

untilflattenedto2.5cmthick.Setaside.

2 Put the flour, egg and breadcrumbs in

3separateshallowbowls.Breakup

the breadcrumbs to prevent lumps. Mix the

finelygratedlemonzestand½tspofthe

crushedgarlicintotheflourandseason

well with salt and pepper. First coat the

chickenbreastsintheflour,thentheegg

and finally the breadcrumbs, shaking off

anyexcess each time.

3 Putthechickenonafoil-linedbaking

tray and drizzle with 1 tbsp oil. Bake for

25 minutes, turning halfway through. Rest

thechickenfor5minutesbeforeslicing.

4 Meanwhile, fry the remaining garlic

in the remaining oil in a pan over a low

heatfor2minutes,thenaddthetomatoes,

olives and anchovies. Season well and

simmer briskly, stirring regularly, for

15 minutes (longer if you have time) until

reduced and flavourful.

5 Servethechickenwiththeputtanesca

sauce,scatterwithparsley(ifusing)and

cutthe zested lemon into wedges to

squeezeover, if you like.

PER SERVING565kcals, 24.5g fat

(3.7g saturated), 53.5g protein, 30.3g carbs

(8.2g sugars), 2.2g salt, 4.9g fibre →

+STAR+

INGREDIENTS

Chicken breasts

Breadcrumbs

eat well for life.

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