Lemon and thyme chicken with butter beans

Name: Lemon and thyme chicken with butter beans
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: lemon 1, juiced; thyme leaves from 3 sprigs; garlic ½ clove, crushed; olive oil; boneless skinless chicken breasts 2, butterflied (sliced in half horizontally then opened up and flattened); butter beans 400g tin, drained and rinsed; red onion ½ small, finely sliced; rocket 50g

25 minutes
serves 2
Easy

Give midweek chicken a twist with this simple but utterly delicious dish. Flattened chicken breasts are simply grilled and served with a quick-to-make butter bean salad. Red onion, rocket, lemon and thyme add an Italian flavour to this quick recipe for two.

March 25, 2015 at 3:05 pm

Ingredients

lemon 1, juiced
thyme leaves from 3 sprigs
garlic ½ clove, crushed
olive oil
boneless skinless chicken breasts 2, butterflied (sliced in half horizontally then opened up and flattened)
butter beans 400g tin, drained and rinsed
red onion ½ small, finely sliced
rocket 50g

Method

Step 1

Mix the lemon juice, thyme and garlic with 2 tbsp olive oil and plenty of seasoning to make a dressing. Toss the chicken in 2 tbsp of the dressing and leave for 5 minutes. Grill or griddle the chicken for 2-3 minutes each side until golden and cooked through. Meanwhile heat the butter beans in a little water, then drain well and mix with the rest of the dressing, red onion and rocket. Pile onto plates with the chicken.