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Pan-fried chicken with pea polenta

  • Time to make: 20 mins
  • Serving: 1 person
Ratings: 5.0
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 skinless chicken thigh
    • olive spray oil
    • ¼ teaspoon Tuscan seasoning
    • ½ cup peas
    • ½ x 400g can chickpeas in spring water, drained, rinsed
    • 1 ½ cups boiling water
    • 1 salt-reduced vegetable stock cube
    • ¼ cup polenta
    • 1 spring onion, finely chopped
    • 1 tablespoon fresh basil
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Trim chicken thigh of any visible fat. Cut in bite-sized pieces and place on grease-proof paper. Spray with oil.

    2 Coat chicken with seasoning. Set aside. Spray a frying pan with oil and set over a medium-high heat. Cook chicken for a few minutes, or until lightly golden. Keep warm.

    3 Cook peas until tender. Drain. Return to pan. Add chickpeas.

    4 Mix boiling water with stock and place in a separate pan. Heat until boiling. Gradually add polenta. Heat for 2 minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon. Add spring onion, basil and half the peas. Cook for a few more minutes. Keep warm.

    5 Serve chicken with polenta, peas and chickpeas, and extra basil, if desired.

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