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Pan-juices dressing over warm chicken, charred little gems and butter beans; supper-light.
Spring chicken with tarragon & little gems
Chicken thighs braised with baby leeks, peas, little gems and creme fraiche-tarragon sauce.
Ingredients
Servings 4
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Method
- Step 1
Brown the chicken in oil and butter; remove.
- Step 2
Soften the leeks 5 minutes; return chicken with stock and simmer 20 minutes.
- Step 3
Add peas and little gems for 4 minutes.
- Step 4
Stir in creme fraiche, tarragon and lemon.
- Step 5
Serve with new potatoes.
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Nutrition per serving
| Calories | 510 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 40g |
| Carbohydrates | 34g |
| – of which sugars | 6g |
| Fibre | 7g |
| Fat | 23g |
| – of which saturates | 8g |
| – of which omega-3 | 0.3g |
| Calcium | 90mg |
| Iron | 3mg |
| Salt | 0.7g |
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