Name: Grilled chicken with green olive butter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Grilled chicken; 400 gram baby chat potatoes, sliced thickly; 4 single (800g) chicken breast fillets; 150 gram baby spinach leaves; Green olive butter; 100 gram softened butter; 3/4 cup (90g) pitted green olives, chopped coarsely; 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh basil; salt and freshly ground black pepper

Grilled chicken with green olive butter

Enjoy all your favourite Mediterranean flavours in one dish with this protein-packed grilled chicken dish, complete with potato and green olive butter.

Serves 4

Prep

20M

Cook

20M

Total

40M

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Ingredients

Grilled chicken

400 gram baby chat potatoes, sliced thickly

4 single (800g) chicken breast fillets

150 gram baby spinach leaves

Green olive butter

100 gram softened butter

3/4 cup (90g) pitted green olives, chopped coarsely

1 teaspoon finely grated lemon rind

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 tablespoon coarsely chopped fresh basil

salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method

1.Steam or boil potato slices for about 20 minutes or until tender.

2.Meanwhile, split each chicken fillet in half horizontally to form 8 thin pieces. Cook chicken on a heated, oiled griddle pan or frying pan until browned on both sides and just cooked through. Remove from pan; cover to keep warm.

3.To make the green olive butter; combine all ingredients in a small bowl.

4.Serve the hot chicken on the potatoes and spinach; top with the green olive butter. Sprinkle with black pepper, if desired.

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