Garlic chicken on creamy chickpeas and spinach

Garlic chicken

Creamy chickpeas, spinach & sumac

Garlic chicken on creamy chickpeas and spinach

18 mins

Not Too Tricky

serves 2

About the recipe

Inspired by some of the wonderful flavours of Lebanon, this quick dish is perfect for an easy meal. Hunting out nice fat jarred chickpeas is game-changing when it comes to both flavour and texture.


nutrition per serving

406

Calories


13.3g

Fat


2.2g

Saturates


3.1g

Sugars


1.3g

Salt


48.8g

Protein


23.2g

Carbs


1.1g

Fibre


of an adult’s reference intake


Recipe From

5 Ingredients Mediterranean

5 Ingredients Mediterranean

By Jamie Oliver

Ingredients

4 cloves of garlic

2 x 150g skinless free-range chicken breasts

½ x 700g jar of chickpeas

250g baby spinach

1 heaped teaspoon sumac

Method

  1. Peel the garlic cloves and slice lengthways, then place in a large non-stick frying pan on a high heat with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, stirring regularly.
  2. Slice each chicken breast lengthways into 3 strips, then toss with a pinch of sea salt and black pepper. Once the garlic is nicely golden, quickly remove from the pan with a slotted spoon, leaving the flavoured oil behind. Go in with the chicken and cook for 5 minutes, or until golden and cooked through, turning regularly.
  3. Remove the chicken from the pan and tip in the chickpeas (juices and all). Add the spinach, along with most of the garlic and 1 tablespoon of red wine vinegar, then toss over the heat until the spinach has wilted and the chickpeas are hot through.
  4. Season to perfection with salt and pepper, then return the chicken to the pan and finish with the reserved garlic and a generous dusting of sumac.

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