Griddled chicken with lemon & thyme

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• tonymaynard

  06 September 2008

  tonymaynard rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Beware the cooking time of 4-5 minutes each side for the chicken breasts. I used a hot griddle pan for the alloted time and found the breasts totally raw inside. I had to butterfly each breast and give another 5 mins approx to cook through and at the same time keep the mashed and runner beans hot. In the end, got away with it and thoroughly enjoyed the fully cooked chicken!!!! Only 3 stars due to the timing.

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• Nick B

  15 June 2009

  Nick B rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Nice combination with the houmous but found it worked better with skin on chicken breasts, as it was a lot more tastier!

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• emma4

  13 May 2011

  emma4 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  The chicken was tender and delicious but I agree that it needed a slightly longer cooking time. I served it with new potatoes and asparagus, Very healthy too!

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• maddo16

  26 August 2011

  maddo16 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  amazing meal - i threw together some cous cous with coriander / lemon juice / chilli / cherry tom's and put some tomato+herb bread in the oven for 5 mins with a drizzle of oil (there's something like that in the photo but not in the recipe) and like other people have said cook the breasts for 5 mins-ish more on each side, all in all a really quick really satisfying greek feast {p.s. plenty of houmous on every plate is a must}

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• ANGEL290385

  21 September 2011

  ANGEL290385 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really tasty but not enough time on the griddle. It felt like they took forever to cook (think it was nearly half an hour). I have made this twice and the second time I butterflied the chicken for faster cooking. I would also cook it in strips for a salad.

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• raoulamy

  29 June 2012

  raoulamy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  A simple recipe which was nice but nothing overly special. I griddled the chicken for 5 mins each side then poured over the rest of the marinade and put it in the oven for 10 mins.

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• Belkey

  23 September 2012

  Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I agree with other comments, the chicken takes slightly longer to cook than stated, but a good idea for a quick, throw together supper.

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Ingredients

• 4 skinless chicken breasts
• 1 lemon , grated zest and juice
• 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil , plus extra for drizzling
• 2 garlic cloves , crushed
• ¼ tsp dried thyme
• houmous , kalamata, olives and lemon wedges, to serve

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Serves 4

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Ready in 20 mins

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Ingredients

• 4 skinless chicken breasts
• 1 lemon , grated zest and juice
• 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil , plus extra for drizzling
• 2 garlic cloves , crushed
• ¼ tsp dried thyme
• houmous , kalamata, olives and lemon wedges, to serve

PER SERVING

201 kcalories, protein 34.0g, carbohydrate 1.0g, fat 7.0 g, saturated fat 1.0g, fibre 0.0g, salt 0.21 g

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