
Ingredients: (2 servings)
For the chicken
- 400g skinless, boneless chicken breast
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- Salt & Pepper to taste
For the salad
- 2 handfuls of sugar snap peas (or regular peas)
- ½ red bell pepper cut into strips
- ½ yellow bell pepper cut into strips
- About 30g of courgette (zucchini) sliced
- Fresh coriander (cilantro) or basil
- Teaspoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- OPTIONAL (for cheat meal)
- A few slices of Mozzarella cheese
Method:
- Mix olive oil, lemon juice, thyme, and salt and pepper to taste
- Place chicken breasts in shallow dish and add marinade, making sure well covered
- Leave in fridge for about an hour, spooning marinade over chicken occasionally
- Remove chicken from marinade and place under a grill for 6-7 minutes each side.
- When cool cut into slices
- While chicken is cooling, place sugar snap peas/peas in boiling water for 30 seconds
- Drain peas
- Combine peas with rest of salad ingredients in large bowl and add the cooled chicken.
- Serve with rice or cous cous if a carb day
TIP: You can also add other veg, blanched, e.g. green beans, small broccoli florets