Chicken with mustard lentils

Chicken with mustard lentils

Chicken thighs and drumsticks go a long way when teamed with healthy pulses flavoured with Dijon, cream and parsley

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 15 mins

Freezable

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a large flameproof casserole. Season the chicken pieces, then brown in the hot oil for 3 mins each side, until golden on all sides. Remove and set aside. Pour away all but 1 tbsp oil.
  2. Add the onion to the pan and cook for 5 mins, then add the garlic and cook for 1 min more. Add the lentils and stock and stir well. Put the chicken on top, put the lid on and leave to simmer over a medium heat for 30 mins. Remove the lid and increase the heat. Bubble for another 20 mins until the lentils are tender, most of the stock has been absorbed, and the chicken is cooked through.
  3. Stir in the crème fraîche, lemon zest and juice, mustard, parsley and seasoning. Serve with green veg, if you like.

PER SERVING

538 kcalories, protein 49.0g, carbohydrate 32.0g, fat 24.0 g, saturated fat 7.0g, fibre 7.0g, sugar 3.0g, salt 1.0 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, January 2013.

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  • 28 December 2012

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Loved this. Made it for my mum recently and used just chicken thighs. It doesn't look much like the picture though, the photo was obviously taken with raw red onion and before any creme fraiche was added!

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  • 03 January 2013

    martabb rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    It must be a great dish!

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  • 05 January 2013

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  • 05 January 2013

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  • 06 January 2013

    Seismic Anna commented on this recipe

    We followed this recipe as is and it was delicious. We were fighting over the pan scrapings! I'll be making this again and trying to save some for lunches because I think it'll taste great cold too. Thanks for another great recipe.

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  • 06 January 2013

    Seismic Anna rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Forgot to rate!

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  • 06 January 2013

    Kiran rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This is a great winter warmer dish, simply delicious! We used red split lentils instead of the puy lentils and lime instead of lemon which gave it a fresh tangy favour.

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  • 09 January 2013

    lseastwood rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Easy to make and good comfort food, but not as nice as I was hoping. Would make some flavour adjustments before making again.

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  • 12 January 2013

    Starlett rated this recipe

    4 stars

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  • 16 January 2013

    Just Gill commented on this recipe

    Potentially a delicious dinner but my lentils stuck to the bottom of pan so had an extra slightly burnt flavour!

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  • 16 January 2013

    Sasha rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I made this for 2 people and halved all the measurements except I forgot to halve the lemon zest & juice amounts. Unfortunately this made the lentils really lemony, which I didn't mind too much as I love citrus things, but my boyfriend found it a bit much. We both enjoyed it nonetheless and he's asked me to make it again as he would love to try it with the right amount of lemon next time. My mistake aside, this dish was really warming, hearty and pretty healthy too. Very flavoursome and filling. Definitely recommended!

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    16 January 2013

    Emm rated this recipe

    3 stars

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  • 19 January 2013

    Lady Payne commented on this recipe

    A tasty dish with a lovely lemon flavour. Not the prettiest looking dish - nothing like the pic once the creme fraiche has been mixed in - but we will be repeating nonetheless!

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  • 29 January 2013

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This was lovely. Not pretty but tasted great and was protein packed. I baked the chicken separately and served with broccoli.

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  • 30 January 2013

    Daisy rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Unfortunately this dish looked nothing like the picture - it came out a horrible grey colour and looked very unappetising. It tasted OK thanks to the addition of mustard and lemon at the end but I was glad I hadn't made it for guests.

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  • 14 February 2013

    zhagan rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    was ok not as good as i thought it would be. won't be making again

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  • 05 March 2013

    Headers13H commented on this recipe

    Made this twice - once used red lentils which didn't work so well as the green as they turn mushy. Doesn't look great as others have said but tastes lovely.

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  • 15 April 2013

    Hils rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Only rated 4-stars as the finished dish, although it tasted great, doesn't look anywhere near as appealing as the photo! As other reviewers have said, it does end up a sludgy-grey colour but I will cook it again but will serve it with some steamed carrots and sprinkle over some chopped parsley just before serving.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 15 mins

Freezable

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • pack of 4 chicken thighs and 4 chicken drumsticks
  • 1 red onion , thinly sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves , crushed
  • 250g puy lentils
  • 750ml hot chicken stock
  • 2 tbsp crème fraîche
  • zest and juice 1 lemon
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • small bunch parsley , chopped
  • green vegetables , to serve (optional)
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PER SERVING

538 kcalories, protein 49.0g, carbohydrate 32.0g, fat 24.0 g, saturated fat 7.0g, fibre 7.0g, sugar 3.0g, salt 1.0 g

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