Chicken marbella with chickpeas and prunes

Photographer: Bryce Carleton

We've made the classic Chicken Marbella healthier by adding chickpeas and silver beet to increase the fibre and veg content while maintaining the juicy chicken, olives, white wine, and prunes combination. It's perfect for a dinner party!

Serves: 6

Time to make: 30 mins

Ingredients

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6 (total 900g) skinless chicken breasts, each cut into thirds
6 prunes
2 tablespoons pitted kalamata olives
½ cup white wine
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 tablespoon honey
2 x 420g cans chickpeagarbanzoXsgarbanzosX, drained
1 ½ cup frozen peas
6 cups sliced silver beet
4 cups cooked brown rice, to serve

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Instructions

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Spray a pan with oil and set over a medium heat. Add chicken and cook, stirring for 2 minutes.
Add prunes, olives, wine, vinegar, honey, chickpeas, 4 tablespoons water and 1 teaspoon salt. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add peas and silver beet, cook for 5 minutes until silver beet is wilted.
Serve marbella on top of rice, garnished with parsley.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 574 cal

Kilojoules 2400 kJ

Protein 47 g

Total fat 10 g

Saturated fat 2 g

Carbohydrates 65 g

Sugar 10 g

Dietary fibre 12 g

Sodium 630 mg

Calcium 90 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.