Za'atar Chicken

Name: Za'atar Chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: · 4 medium skinless chicken breasts – about 660g; · 500g new potatoes – washed and halved; · 1 red pepper – deseeded and cut into large dice; · 1 red onion - peeled and cut into large chunks; · Juice of ½ lemon; · 1 tsp sesame seeds; · Salt and pepper; · 2 tsp sumac; · ½ tsp dried thyme; · ½ tsp dried oregano; · ½ tsp garlic granules; · 8 tbsp fat free natural yogurt; · 3 tbsp fat free natural yogurt; · 1 tsp mint sauce

6 steps

Prep:30minCook:35min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 07:01:10 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories295.5 kcal (15%)

Total Fat4 g (6%)

Carbs27.2 g (10%)

Sugars3.4 g (4%)

Protein35.2 g (70%)

Sodium301.6 mg (15%)

Fiber2.3 g (8%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

660gskinless chicken breasts

deseeded and cut into large dice

1red onion

peeled and cut into large chunks

0.5lemon

Juice of

1 tspsesame seeds

Salt

pepper

For the Marinade

2 tspsumac

½ tspdried thyme

½ tspdried oregano

½ tspgarlic granules

8 Tbspfat free natural yogurt

For the Yoghurt and Mint Dressing

3 Tbspfat free natural yogurt

1 tspmint sauce

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F), 180°C (355°F), gas mark 6.

Step 2

Mix the marinade ingredients together in a bowl, the coat the chicken breasts. Cover and marinate for 30 minutes.

Bowl

Step 3

Bring a pan of salted water to the boil and add the new potatoes. Simmer for 10 minutes, then drain well.

Pan

Step 4

Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray, mix the potatoes with the pepper and onion and spread out evenly in the tray. Place the chicken breasts on top. Pout over the lemon juice, sprinkle over the sesame seeds, season with salt and pepper and bake in the oven for 25 minutes until the chicken is cooked and there is no pink left in the middle.