Basil and Red Pepper Topped Chicken with a Roasted Butternut Squash Salad

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Serves 2

0.5 syns for entire recipe of Red or Extra Easy

Ingredients

2 chicken breasts

a few fresh leaves of basil, finely chopped

2 tablespoons of sweet red pepper paste (0.5 syns)

2 cloves of garlic, crushed

300g butternut squash, cubed

4 cups of baby romaine leaves

salt and black pepper

paprika

Pam or Frylight Spray

Method

Preheat oven to 200c or 400f

Place cubed butternut squash in a oven proof dish, sprinkle with some paprika and a spray of Frylight/Pam and roast in the oven till soft and caramelised. (approx 40 mins).

Add the fresh basil, sweet red pepper paste and crushed garlic cloves to a Mortar and Pestle and grind into a mixed paste.

Place the chicken breasts into an oven proof dish, spread with the mixed paste, season with salt and pepper and add to the oven, half way through the butternut squash cooking time.

Divide the baby romaine leaves between two plates, add the roasted butternut squash and top with the chicken breasts.

Enjoy!!!


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  • diane kendall

    how many ounces or gramms is a cup that you use in receipes please

  • admin

    1 cup = 230ml :)

  • Anonymous

    This is absolutely gorgeous, was worried as couldnt find any sweet red pepper paste but bought jar of hot sweet red peppers and blitzed them in processor and wrked fine!  My husband had no idea was healthy as was so delicious, have got some leftover sauce so going to try it with pork steaks tonight.  Keep up the good work!