This came out very good and I'm looking forward to having it with some rice some evening this week. Plus it takes no time to make, such a plus! The recipe is out of my stash of pages torn out of magazines, though this one is glued into a notebook, inspired by Trish. It's likely to be from BBC Good Food magazine, I almost always buy that one.
Lemon chicken with chickpeas
Serves 4, suitable for freezing
1tbsp sunflower oil
1 onion, halved and thinly sliced
4 skinless chicken breasts, cut into chunks
1 cinnamon stick, broken in half
1 tsp each ground coriander and cumin
grated rind and juice of one lemon
400g can chickpeas, drained
200ml chicken stock
250g bag spinach
Heat the oil in a large frying pan and fry the onion gently for 5 minutes. Turn up the heat, add the chicken and fry for 4 minutes, until golden. Stir in the spices and lemon rind, fry for one more minute, then tip in the chickpeas and stock. Put the lid on and simmer for 5 minutes. Season, then tip in the spinach and re-cover. Leave to wilt for 2 minutes, then stir. Squeeze over the lemon juice just before serving.
12 comments:
Now that sounds easy and healthful and good. I don't always have fresh spinach in the house but I do usually have frozen.
I have never had chickpeas. Not even really sure what they are! But it sound delicious.
Cooking during the week is tough and I have no idea how I'll manage with a little one--as it is we usually don't eat until 9:00! I try to make things that will stretch another night, but even still...!
This sounds delicious! I love chickpeas and lemon. I'll have to try next weekend :)
(And Trish! What about hummus? Falafel? All made with delicious chickpea yumminess! You are so missing out. I couldn't live without chickpeas :P)
I've had hummus but not Falafel (that I know of). Like hummus OK but not something I'll go out of my way to make or eat. I know, I'm a weirdo. ;)
This recipe sounds wonderful. I love lemon chicken, and I am also a fan of chickpeas (a.k.a., garbanzo beans). Perfect combo, I think. :)
Beth F - I was super-organised this week and chose my recipes before going to the store, so I got fresh spinach specifically for this. Im sure it'll be just as good if you use frozen!
Trish - I think they're called garbanzo beans in the States... I use them all the time, I add them to curries and soups for protein, as we don't eat that much meat. And try the batch cooking and freezing - it'll take the stress out of dinner time!
Nymeth - it's nice and healthy, perfect for a mid-week meal. I love chickpeas too - ooh you reminded me how much I love falafel!
Suko - I agree, it's a great combo!
This sounds great. Especially the addition of cinnamon. What a great flavor combination.
Yhamm! It does look good. I also wanted to cook something for the Whip up this weekend but laziness just kicked in… Next weekend, promise :)
I love this combination! I'm a day late in planning menus for the week (we had a Monday holiday), but I'll be trying it this week!
YUM! This looks absolutely delicious...thanks for sharing!
This sounds really good. I love chickpeas too. The spices seem like a great combo too. Thanks.
Elise - I adore cinnamon and will happily add it to loads of dishes... I like it with meat, they add it in Lebanese cooking for example.
Alexandra - where's that recipe? :-)
JoAnn - Let me know how you liked it! I froze mine and we'll be having it for dinner this week so I'll see what it's like as an actual meal.
Erin - Looks like sharing recipes was a good idea in our book blogging world!
Michelle - chickpeas are great, aren't they? You can add them to anything and make a balanced meal!
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