Garlic Chicken

Creamy chickpeas, spinach & sumac

Garlic Chicken

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.

Recipe by Jamie Oliver

Serves: 2

Total time: 18 min

Ingredients

4 cloves of garlic
2 x 150g skinless chicken breasts
½ x 700g jar of chickpeas
250g baby spinach
1 heaped teaspoon sumac

Method

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.
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.
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.
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.

Nutritional Value

Energy

406kcal

Fat

13.3g

Saturated Fat

2.2g

Protein

48.8g

Carbs

23.2g

Sugars

3.1g

Salt

1.3g

Fibre

6.1g

5 Ingredients Mediterranean by Jamie Oliver is published by Penguin Michael Joseph © Jamie Oliver Enterprises Limited (2023 5 Ingredients Mediterranean). Recipe photography: © David Loftus, 2023.

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