Colourful Roast Chicken, Pumpkin & Pesto Salad

Colourful Roast Chicken, Pumpkin & Pesto Salad

5 Minute Granola with Yoghurt & Almond Butter

Dietary Preferences:

Dietary Preferences:

Gluten Free, Pregnancy

Gluten Free, Pregnancy

Time:

Time:

35

35

Mins

Mins

Ingredients

  • 200g Pumpkin

  • 1 tsp Extra virgin olive oil

  • 150g Chicken breast

  • 1/2 tsp Dried basil

  • 1/2 Tbsp Lemon juice

  • 100g Four bean mix

  • 80g Cherry tomatoes

  • 1 & 1/2 Tbsp Basil pesto

Methods

  • Preheat the oven to 200°C.

  • Cut pumpkin into cubes.

  • Season the chicken breast with dried basil, salt, pepper and lemon juice.

  • Grease a roasting dish with olive oil and place the chicken on one side and the pumpkin on the other side. Season the pumpkin with salt and pepper.

  • Bake the chicken and pumpkin in the oven until the chicken is cooked through and the pumpkin is slightly crisp on the outside but soft on the inside. This should take 20-30 minutes.

  • Meanwhile, drain the beans and cut the cherry tomatoes in half.

  • Once the chicken is cooked, shred or slice it into pieces.

  • Toss the chicken with the roast pumpkin, beans, cherry tomatoes and pesto. Garnish with fresh basil if desired.

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