Delicious & easy Lemon Chicken with Egg Fried Rice, the perfect family supper
Ingredients
Lemon Sauce
300mlWater
Chicken Stock cube
1 1/2tablespoonsCaster sugar
3Lemons - zest and juiced3 for very lemony
Salt & Black pepper
1tablespoonCornflour
2tablespoonscold Water
Chicken
1tablespoonOlive Oil
2ClovesGarlic - crushed or squirt of chilled Garlic
1teaspoongrated Ginger or squirt chilled Ginger
4Chicken Breastssliced into long strips
Egg Fried Rice
1tablespoonOlive Oil
Squirt chilled Ginger
Squirt of chilled Garlicor 1 Clove, peeled & minced
Bunch Spring Onions choppedreserve tops for garnish
1/2Red Pepperdeseeded & chopped
1/2Yellow Pepper deseeded & chopped
6Mushrooms - chopped
50gfrozen Peas
200gramRice - boiledI use Basmati
1Egg
Instructions
Preheat oven 220C/430F/Gas 7
Make Sauce
In a small pan heat the water, stock cube, sugar, Lemon juice & zest , salt & pepper and bring to the boil.
Simmer for approx. 5 minutes
In a small bowl mix cornflour with water , tip into the sauce and stir until thickened - remove from the heat, pour into a medium ovenproof dish
Chicken
In a large frying pan add the olive oil, garlic & ginger, then fry chicken strips over a high heat for approx. 7 minutes - just on one side to get a good golden colour, place brown side up in the sauce.
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes.
Rice
In the same frying pan add a little more oil, ginger and garlic and fry the spring onions, diced peppers, chopped mushrooms for 5 minutes, then add the garden peas and fry for further 2 minutes .
Add the cooked rice, stir and heat until sizzling, season.
Add egg and stir throughout the rice until cooked.
Remove the chicken from oven and garnish with the reserved spring onion tops
Serve with the egg fried rice
Notes
*** All nutritional information is approximate and intended as a guide
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Easy Lemon Chicken with Egg Fried Rice
Amount per Serving
Calories
485
% Daily Value*
Fat
15
g
23
%
Saturated Fat
3
g
19
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
7
g
Cholesterol
186
mg
62
%
Sodium
292
mg
13
%
Potassium
1215
mg
35
%
Carbohydrates
36
g
12
%
Fiber
5
g
21
%
Sugar
9
g
10
%
Protein
54
g
108
%
Vitamin A
986
IU
20
%
Vitamin C
102
mg
124
%
Calcium
73
mg
7
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.