Herbed chicken with freekeh

Name: Herbed chicken with freekeh
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 200 g Waitrose Love Life Quick Cook Freekeh & Quinoa; 2 tsp vegetable bouillon powder; 1 tbsp clear honey; 4 tbsp essential Low Fat Vinaigrette; 350 g pack chicken mini breast fillets; 30 g Cooks' Ingredients Zhoug; 25 g pine nuts; 2 tsp olive oil; 500 g courgettes, diced; 2 tbsp chopped mint, plus extra leaves to serve

Fiery zhoug gives the chicken a kick, while smoky flavoured freekeh grains make a great alternative to rice.

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Low in saturated fat1 of your 5 a day

Serves4
CourseMain meal
Prepare10 mins
Cook30 mins
Total time40 mins

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Ingredients

200g Waitrose Love Life Quick Cook Freekeh & Quinoa
2 tsp vegetable bouillon powder
1 tbsp clear honey
4 tbsp essential Low Fat Vinaigrette
350g pack chicken mini breast fillets
30g Cooks' Ingredients Zhoug
25g pine nuts
2 tsp olive oil
500g courgettes, diced
2 tbsp chopped mint, plus extra leaves to serve

Method

Put the freekeh blend in a saucepan with the bouillon powder and 500ml boiling water. Cook for 12 minutes, covered or until tender, adding more water if needed. Drain any excess liquid. Combine the honey and dressing in a small bowl.
Cut each chicken fillet into 3 and mix with the zhoug paste. Heat a frying pan and toast the pine nuts until golden. Remove. Heat half the oil in the pan and fry the chicken for 3 minutes each side, until cooked through with no pink meat. Remove.
Add the remaining oil to the pan and fry the courgettes for 6-8 minutes until golden. Stir in the freekeh and chopped mint. Serve topped with the chicken, pine nuts and chopped mint, and drizzled with the honey dressing.