CRISPY PAPRIKA CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES & LENTILS

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If you're looking for a quick but nutritious main meal, look no further - this healthy paprika chicken with tomatoes and lentils delivers four of your 5-a-day

Provided by Sophie Godwin - Cookery writer

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 chicken breasts
½ tsp smoked paprika
½ lemon , zested and juiced
1½ tbsp cold-pressed rapeseed oil
1 garlic clove
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 fennel bulb , sliced
400g can cherry tomatoes
1 tbsp sherry vinegar
200g pouch puy lentils
100g watercress
2 tbsp natural yogurt
handful of dill , leaves picked

Steps:

Put the chicken breasts between two sheets of baking parchment and, using a rolling pin, roll to a 1cm thickness. Rub with the paprika, lemon zest, ½ tbsp oil, salt and pepper. Cover and set aside while you start the lentils.
Heat the remaining oil in a pan and add the garlic, fennel seeds and fennel slices with a pinch of salt. Cook for 5 mins until starting to soften, then tip in the tomatoes, vinegar and lentils. Turn down the heat and leave to bubble away.
Heat another non-stick frying pan over a high heat, add the chicken breasts and cook for 7 mins, turning halfway, until golden brown and cooked through. Add the watercress to the lentils and stir to wilt, then squeeze in the lemon juice. Slice the chicken then serve it alongside the lentils with a dollop of yogurt and dill.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 517 calories, Fat 14 grams fat, SaturatedFat 2 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 36 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 12 grams sugar, Fiber 13 grams fiber, Protein 55 grams protein, Sodium 1.5 milligram of sodium