Spicy chicken salad with broccoli

Spicy chicken salad with broccoli

This chicken salad recipe is perfect with a fluffy jacket potato or some egg noodles and low-fat too

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Low-fat

Method

  1. Steam the broccoli for 4 mins until just tender, tip into a large bowl, then season. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a pan, then fry the shallots for 2 mins. Add the chillies and garlic, then cook for a further 4 mins until softened.
  2. Remove the shallots, chilli and garlic with a slotted spoon, then mix with the broccoli, olives and chicken. Add the soy sauce to the pan, warm over a medium heat, then pour over the salad. Eat warm or cold.
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Tip

If you want to make this salad more substantial, add a pack of egg noodles, cooked according to pack instructions, then cooled under running water.

Per serving

291 kcalories, protein 42g, carbohydrate 4g, fat 12 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 3g, sugar 3g, salt 3.05 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2008.

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  • 18 April 2008

    Tora rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Yummy! I halved the recipe, used half a grilled chicken and added a chopped tomato. Had it with noodles, lovely and fast!

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  • 29 April 2008

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I too added noodles and had the dish warm, a really easy supper.

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  • 01 May 2008

    Mr P commented on this recipe

    A nice meal for a quick and low-fat dish. I added tomato as per Tora (top idea) and cashew nuts to the above which work very well. I also didn't steam the broccoli before mixing it in to the shallots etc but placed it on top of the shallots, chilli and garlic with a cover to sweat them until just cooked. Worked very well even if I do say so myself :)

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    14 August 2008

    mad rated this recipe

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  • 28 April 2009

    EmmaCat commented on this recipe

    I felt this was just a little bit bland and would have benfitted from more sauce, next time I think I'd make a dressing with the soy instead of warming it.

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  • 10 June 2009

    Ally S rated this recipe

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  • 02 September 2009

    Elisa rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Waaaaaaaaaaay too salty! could not finish it.. would only use a third of the soya sauce next time.. besides that it was yummi :)

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  • 15 April 2010

    Daniegirlcooks rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Yummy! I had it with warm noodles. Sweated the broccoli as suggested by Mr P. And when it came to the sauce I heated the soy and then added to some runny honey before mixing in. The sweetness with the salty soy made it a bit more interesting :)

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  • 30 June 2010

    Philippa rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    This was nice. I left the olives out because adding them looked WEIRD! I also added some fine beans to the mix to increase the veg content and added some corriander. I agree that bubbling the soy sauce away made it a bit dry so I added some more soy at the end along with a squeeze of lime and a teaspoon of honey which made a really nice dressing mixed with all the shallot, garlic and chilli. If you were serving it cold I think a handfull of cucumber sticks mixed in would be nice.

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  • 20 September 2010

    Ellie rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    As I'm a Coeliac, I used gluten free soy sauce and served it warm with rice noodles which I think worked really well. Didn't find it dry at all. Lovely!

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  • 13 March 2011

    onlybyautomobile rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Quick, cheap and really tasty. I served this hot with noodles and replaced the olives with mushrooms due to personal preference.I was very impressed! A perfect weekday meal.

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  • 21 April 2011

    Gisela commented on this recipe

    tried and loved it! can anyone suggest any similar detoxy/healthy recipes. I'm trying to collect some gems for our foodie charity blog www.detoxdinners.com

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  • 06 October 2011

    Bindyj1 rated this recipe

    5 stars

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  • 06 October 2011

    Bindyj1 commented on this recipe

    My comment didnt work the first time - so I have only just joined this site today and this was my first recipe, only put in 2 tblsps of soy and added 2 teaspoons of sesame seeds and my children even finished their plates to my amazement - success !!!!

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  • 30 October 2011

    AmandaJane rated this recipe

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  • 26 November 2011

    Despina rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Packed full of flavour, will be cooking this again soon!

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  • 31 December 2011

    Resi rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    Very bland. Shame about the super roasted chicken i mixed it with

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  • 02 April 2012

    f warren commented on this recipe

    i missed out the chicken anf used a grilled salmon fillet on top instead, plus i replaced the olives with peas, to get over the dryness i added vegetable stock. yummy!

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  • 03 April 2012

    kj2202 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    very lovely. Didn't use the olives in it though. I had mine with a baked sweet potato as a sort of large filling

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  • 24 May 2012

    voteforpedro rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I thought this was delicious and full of flavour, yum!

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 15 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Low-fat

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291 kcalories, protein 42g, carbohydrate 4g, fat 12 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 3g, sugar 3g, salt 3.05 g

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