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Mozzarella chicken

Name: Mozzarella chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: Serves 1
Ingredients: 1 large free-range skinless chicken breast; Olive oil for drizzling; 3 handfuls baby leaf spinach; 1 tbsp olive tapenade (optional); 2 slices low-fat mozzarella

By: Dale Pinnock

Published: 31 Mar 14
Updated: 18 Mar 24

This healthy chicken traybake recipe, from nutritionist Dale Pinnock, combines spinach and mozzarella which both increase your body’s absorption of beta-carotene. You can easily multiply the ingredients in this recipe, to cook for more people.

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Easy
April 2014

Test kitchen approved

Serves 1
Hands-on time 15 min, oven time 20 min

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Nutrition: per serving

Calories: 396kcals
Fat: 20.1g (2.3g saturated)
Protein: 51.9g
Carbohydrates: 1.5g (0.9g sugars)
Fibre: 2.1g
Salt: 1.2g

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Ingredients

1 large free-range skinless chicken breast
Olive oil for drizzling
3 handfuls baby leaf spinach
1 tbsp olive tapenade (optional)
2 slices low-fat mozzarella

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Method

Heat the oven to 190°C/fan170°C/gas 5. Put the chicken breast on a baking tray, drizzle with a little olive oil, season with salt and pepper, then roast for 12 minutes.
Meanwhile, put the spinach in a metal sieve or colander and pour over freshly boiled water until wilted. When cool enough to handle, squeeze out excess water, then leave to drain.
After 12 minutes, remove the tray from the oven. Carefully spread the tapenade, if using, over the chicken breast, cover with the wilted spinach, then put the mozzarella on top. Season with salt and pepper.