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Healthy Chicken with Almonds

Chicken & turkey
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Today we're making a healthy chicken with almonds, a simple recipe with chicken breast, toasted almonds, and a sauce made for dipping bread into. We'll cook it with vegetables and a splash of soy sauce to enjoy a dish packed with flavour. We'll have it ready with no fuss and with that lovely home-cooked feel we love so much.

Prep: 15 minCook: 30 minServes: 6

Ingredients

Ingredients you'll need

  • 3 large chicken breasts
  • 200g toasted almonds
  • 1 leek
  • 1 onion
  • 1 carrot
  • 1/2 courgette
  • 1 handful of sliced button mushrooms
  • Low-sodium soy sauce
  • Chicken or vegetable stock
  • Pink salt
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 level tablespoon cornflour

Step by step

Method

  1. 1In a frying pan with a little olive oil, cook the finely chopped leek and onion.
  2. 2Once the onion starts turning translucent, add the carrot, courgette, mushrooms, and a tiny pinch of salt, then sauté everything well.
  3. 3When the vegetables begin to brown, add the chicken cut into bite-sized pieces and the almonds.
  4. 4Cook until the meat is sealed on the outside.
  5. 5Add a splash of soy sauce.
  6. 6Mix well and cover with chicken stock.
  7. 7Cook for 15 minutes over medium heat.
  8. 8Dissolve the cornflour in a splash of water, and after the 15 minutes of cooking, stir it in thoroughly so the remaining broth thickens up slightly.
  9. 9Done! Our HEALTHY CHICKEN WITH ALMONDS is ready

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