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Chicken parmigiana with quinoa and chia

  • Hands-on time: 30 mins
  • Time to make: 55 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 700g desiree potatoes, peeled, roughly chopped
  • 2 teaspoons reduced-fat spread
  • ⅓ cup skim milk
  • ¼ cup flour
  • 1 egg white, lightly beaten
  • 1 cup quinoa flakes
  • 1 tablespoon black chia seeds
  • 2 chicken breast fillets, halved lengthways in 2 thin pieces
  • 200g grape tomatoes or use canned cherry tomatoes, drained
  • spray oil
  • 2 medium-sized courgettes, sliced in ribbons with a vegetable peeler
  • ¼ cup grated mozzarella cheese
  • 300g green beans, steamed
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Line 2 medium-sized baking trays with tinfoil. Bring a large saucepan of water to the boil and add potatoes. Cook, uncovered, for 10-12 minutes or until just tender. Drain. Reduce heat to low. Return potatoes to pan. Add spread and milk. Mash until smooth. Cover pan to keep warm and set aside.

    2 Meanwhile, place flour on a plate. Place egg white in a shallow bowl. Combine quinoa flakes and chia seeds on a plate. Dip a piece of chicken into flour then into egg white then into quinoa-chia mixture. Place coated chicken on a plate. Continue process with remaining chicken. Set aside.

    3 Place tomatoes on a prepared baking tray. Spray with oil. Place tray in oven. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until tomato skins split and tomatoes start to collapse. Preheat grill to high.

    4 Meanwhile, spray a non-stick frying pan with oil. Set over a medium-high heat. Add courgette ribbons and cook for 1-2 minutes or until tender and golden.

    5 Re-spray same frying pan with oil. Set over a medium-high heat. Add reserved coated chicken to pan and cook each side for 3 minutes or until golden and cooked through. Transfer chicken to the other prepared baking tray. Top with courgettes and cheese. Grill for 1-2 minutes or until cheese melts.

    6 Top chicken with tomatoes and serve with reserved potato mash and steamed green beans.

    Variations

    If you don’t have quinoa flakes and/or chia seeds, use wholemeal breadcrumbs.

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