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Balsamic chicken with warm lentil salad

This balsamic chicken with warm lentil salad is a flavoursome chicken dinner with plenty of protein and fibre to keep your belly happy.

  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 6 people
Ratings: 4.8
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 700g lean chicken breast fillets, sliced
  • 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 100g cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 4 cups chopped broccoli, cauliflower and green beans
  • 2 x 400g cans no-added-salt lentils, rinsed, drained
  • ½ red onion, chopped
  • ¹⁄³ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
  • juice of 1 lemon plus lemon wedges, to serve
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Combine chicken, vinegar, garlic and cumin seeds in a large bowl. Heat half of the olive oil in a large non-stick frying pan set over medium–high heat. Add chicken and cook for 2 minutes per side, or until browned. Add tomato and cook for 3 minutes, or until chicken is cooked.

    2 Steam chopped vegetables and combine with remaining olive oil, lentils, onion, parsley and lemon juice in a large bowl.

    3 Serve chicken and tomato with lentil salad and a lemon wedge.

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