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Greek-style chicken with risoni salad

Get your salad fix all year long with our healthy and delicious Greek-style chicken with risoni salad. Nutritious and filling, ready in 30 minutes, this easy recipe is a great winter midweek meal.

  • Time to make: 30 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 cup risoni
  • 4 x 125g chicken breast fillets
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • zest and juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 ½ tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 courgettes, thinly sliced
  • 120g baby spinach
  • 250g cherry tomatoes, quartered
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Cook risoni in a large saucepan according to packet instructions until tender. Drain and refresh in cold water. Drain pasta again and transfer to a large salad bowl.

    2 Meanwhile, slice each chicken breast horizontally through centre to make 2 thin fillets and place in a large bowl. Add garlic, oregano, lemon zest, 1 tablespoon of the lemon juice and half the olive oil to bowl. Toss to coat.

    3 Spray a large chargrill pan with olive oil and set over high heat. Add courgettes and cook for 1-2 minutes per side or until tender and charred. Transfer to pasta bowl.

    4 Cook chicken in same pan for 2 minutes per side or until browned and cooked through. Add spinach and tomatoes to pasta salad bowl with remaining lemon juice and olive oil. Toss.

    5 Cut chicken into slices. Divide risoni salad among 4 plates, top with chicken and serve.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free pasta.

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