Chicken Escalopes with Greens
Chicken escalopes with greens is a delicious, easy to cook supper and when served with freshly cooked rice or potatoes makes a fine main course recipe for all to enjoy.
See easy reel for ‘how to cook’. Please note reel shows for 2, recipe below is for 4.
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4
20 mins
25-30 mins
150°C + stove top cooking
Ingredients
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4 chicken breasts- flattened to form thin escalopes
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1 lemon- juice only
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Sprigs of fresh thyme
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Extra virgin olive oil
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Generous knob of unsalted butter
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Touch of sea salt
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Generous grind of black pepper
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Vegetables
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1 large onion- thinly sliced
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1 garlic- thinly sliced
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Generous handful of Bok Choy- trimmed, thinly sliced, lengthways
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Generous handful of broccolini- trimmed, thinly sliced lenthways
Instructions
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Prepare Chicken:
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01 Flatten (bash) chicken breasts between 2 pieces of non-stick paper with a mallet to form escalopes. Season, add olive oil and lemon juice.
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Cook chicken:
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02 Melt butter and oil in a saute pan. Add fresh thyme sprigs, add chicken and cook on both sides for several minutes (a total of 7 minutes altogether). Transfer the chicken with the thyme sprigs to a tray and place in a warm oven. Keep hot until vegetables are cooked.
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Cook vegetables:
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03 Using the same pan which cooked the chicken, add all the vegetables. Toss and cook until tender.
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Serve:
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04 Remove chicken and thyme sprigs from the oven and serve on a board with the cooked vegetables. Enjoy with freshly steamed Jasmine rice or boiled potatoes.
Notes
Turkey fillets can be used if preferred or thin pieces of rump steak. Both will need to be flattened by same method and seasoned accordingly.