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Healthy one-pot chicken

A white casserole dish filled with crispy chicken thighs and green pak choi

Healthy one-pot chicken

Name: Healthy one-pot chicken
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tbsp rapeseed oil; 8 whole chicken thighs; 6 spring onions trimmed and finely sliced; 40g ginger grated; 5 cloves garlic crushed; 225g pearled spelt rinsed and drained; 60g yellow miso paste; 250ml fresh chicken stock; 2 tbsp mirin; 1 tbsp rice wine vinegar; 4 pak choi quartered; 1 tsp toasted sesame seeds; a small handful coriander leaves roughly chopped

Nadine Brown

Published: September 15, 2021 at 9:43 AM

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Serves 4

Easy

Total time: 1 hr and 10 mins

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A twist on a classic pot roast, this healthy chicken dish is infused with aromatic flavours, from the umami of miso to the grassy freshness of pak choi. Serve it up on Sunday for an alternative roast to feed the family

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Make this healthy one-pot chicken for dinner, then check out more healthy chicken recipes. This recipe uses mirin, a sweetened rice wine. Read our guide on what is mirin and where to buy it for advice on purchasing this ingredient. Add some North African flavor to your midweek meals with our Moroccan chicken tagine

Ingredients

Nutrition

1 tbsp rapeseed oil
8 whole chicken thighs
6 spring onions

trimmed and finely sliced
40g ginger

grated
5 cloves garlic

crushed
225g pearled spelt

rinsed and drained
60g yellow miso paste
250ml fresh chicken stock
2 tbsp mirin
1 tbsp rice wine vinegar
4 pak choi

quartered
1 tsp toasted sesame seeds
a small handful coriander leaves

roughly chopped

Nutrition: per serving

kcal514

low
fat19.2g
saturates4.3g
carbs45g
sugars8.9g
fibre9.5g
protein35.5g
salt2.1g

Method

step 1

Heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Put the oil in a large casserole over a medium-high heat. Season the chicken and add to the hot pan, skin-side down – you might need to do this in batches. Sear for 5-6 minutes or until the skin is deeply golden. Carefully turn over the chicken and cook for a further 4 minutes. Remove from the pan and loosely cover.
step 2

Fry the spring onions, ginger and garlic in the casserole for a few minutes until fragrant. Stir in the spelt. Combine the miso with a splash of hot water in a small bowl or cup until loosened and then add along with the stock, mirin, rice wine vinegar and 250ml of just-boiled water. Bring to the boil, stirring to loosen any bits at the bottom of the dish.
step 3

Remove from the heat and return the chicken to the dish, skin-side up. Cover and transfer to the oven for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven, arrange the pak choi around the chicken, replace the lid and return to the oven for a further 15 minutes. Uncover the dish, push the pak choi a little under the chicken and cook for a further 5 minutes to help re-crisp the chicken skin. Serve scattered with the sesame seeds and coriander.

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