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BBC Good Food ME|December 2020
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ANNA GLOVER
easiest ever midweek meals

Chicken piccata with garlicky greens & new potatoes

SERVES 2 PREP 5 mins COOK 15 mins EASY

200g new potatoes, halved or quartered

300g green beans, trimmed

200g spring greens, shredded

2 skinless chicken breasts

3 tsp olive oil

100ml chicken stock or water

1 tbsp drained capers

1 lemon, zested and juiced

2 small garlic cloves, sliced

1 tbsp grated parmesan

1 Cook the new potatoes in a large pan of boiling salted water for 8-10 mins until tender. Add the green beans and spring greens for the last 3 mins. Drain, then separate the greens from the potatoes.

2 While the potatoes are cooking, cut the chicken breasts through the centre lengthways, leaving one side attached so it opens out like a book. Brush each one with 1 tsp of the olive oil, then season.

3 Heat a large frying pan over a medium-high heat and cook the chicken for 4 mins on each side until golden. Add the stock, capers, lemon juice and zest, then simmer gently for a few minutes to reduce. Add the cooked potatoes and simmer for another minute.

4 Heat the remaining 1 tsp oil in another frying pan and fry the garlic for 1 min until lightly golden and fragrant. Tip in the drained greens, and toss in the garlicky oil. Season, then scatter over the parmesan and serve with the chicken and potatoes.

GOOD TO KNOW healthy • low cal • calcium • iron • folate • vit c • fibre • 2 of 5 a day

This story is from the December 2020 edition of BBC Good Food ME.

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