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Lemon Chicken with Spinach and Dill Rice

Zesty chicken is served atop a fragrant bed of spinach rice flavoured with lemon, feta and plenty of dill for a fresh and filling dinner. You could also cook the chicken on a barbecue, if you prefer a smokier flavour.

45 Minutes

Recipe

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01

Marinate Chicken

Cut chicken in half lengthways, place in a large bowl and drizzle with 20ml (1 tablespoon) oil. Crush garlic cloves, set half aside and add remaining half to bowl with cumin, salt and pepper. Finely zest lemon, set half aside and add remaining zest to bowl. Stir to coat chicken and set aside to marinate.

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02

Prepare Vegetables

Thinly slice spring onions. Wash spinach and slice stems and chop leaves. Place spinach in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add remaining oil and spring onion and cook, stirring, for 3–4 minutes or until softened.

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03

Add Garlic and Rice

Add reserved garlic and a pinch of salt to pan with spinach and cook, stirring, for 2–3 minutes or until spinach has wilted. Add rice and stir to combine.

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04

Add Stock

Add reserved lemon zest to pan. Crumble in stock cubes, add 310ml (11⁄4 cups) cold water and bring to a simmer. Cover with a tight-fitting lid, reduce heat to low and cook for 15 minutes or until rice is tender. Set aside, covered, for 5 minutes.

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05

Cook Chicken

While rice is cooking, heat a non-stick frypan over medium heat. Add chicken and cook, in batches, for 3–4 minutes each side or until cooked through. Set aside and keep warm until ready to serve.

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06

Plate Up

Slice chicken. Finely chop dill. Juice half the lemon and cut remaining lemon into wedges. Remove lid from rice and fold through most of the dill and the lemon juice. Crumble in feta and season with salt and pepper. Divide rice between plates, top with chicken and scatter with remaining dill. Serve with lemon wedges.

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Lemon Chicken with Spinach and Dill Rice

Fabulous fresh ingredients

Wonderful recipes that are delicious and nutritious and good value for money

Ericca

Easy to cook

Very tasty and quick to cook which is a big help during the week when you are working.

Helen

Great quality produce

The recipes are so much better than all other meal kits I’ve tried over the years.

Asami