Tangy lemon chicken with crispy sage potatoes

Author: Niki Bezzant - Founding Editor

Photographer: Melanie Jenkins

Sage and potatoes are a great flavour combination and pair well with chicken in this low-carb, high-protein meal for two.

Serves: 2

Time to make: 30 mins

Ingredients

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160g new potatoes, scrubbed (halved if large)
spray oil
2 tablespoons fresh sage
2 tablespoons regular or lemon-infused olive oil
1 clove garlic, finely sliced
300g boneless skinless chicken thighs (each sliced into 3-4 pieces)
½ cup reduced-salt chicken stock
¼ cup white wine
juice and zest of 1 lemon
4 cups chopped choy sum leaves and stalks (see tips)
¼ cup shelled frozen edamame beans, thawed
pinch salt
freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons light sour cream (optional)

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 200°C. Line a dish with baking paper and place potatoes in. Spray with oil, toss and cook in the oven for 20-30 minutes, until skins are golden and insides are soft. Ten minutes before end of cooking, sprinkle sage over potatoes.
While potatoes are cooking, in a pan add 1 tablespoon oil and set over a medium-high heat. Add garlic and chicken and cook, turning chicken, for 3-4 minutes until browned. Reduce heat to medium and add chicken stock, wine, lemon juice and half the zest. Let simmer for a further 5 minutes, then remove chicken and sauce from the pan and set aside.
Return the same pan to a medium-high heat and add remaining oil. Stir-fry choy sum and edamame for 3-4 minutes, until just tender. Return chicken and sauce to pan and heat through.
Serve chicken, sauce and greens with potatoes. Garnish with remaining zest, salt, generous amounts of freshly ground black pepper and sour cream, if desired.

Variations

Make it gluten free: Check stock and sour cream are gluten free.

Make it low FODMAP: Use garlic-infused oil instead of garlic and a stock without onion or garlic.

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Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 509 cal

Kilojoules 2130 kJ

Protein 38 g

Total fat 29 g

Saturated fat 6 g

Carbohydrates 20 g

Sugar 3 g

Dietary fibre 6 g

Sodium 460 mg

Calcium 200 mg

Iron 4 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.