Name: Courgette caponata with thyme & garlic chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 4 garlic cloves thinly sliced; few thyme sprigs, leaves picked; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 red onions finely sliced; 3 celery sticks, thickly sliced on the diagonal; 4 courgettes halved lengthways and cut into chunks, on the diagonal; 400g can chopped tomato; 2 tsp caper; 1 tbsp red wine vinegar; 3 tbsp sultana; 4 skinless chicken breasts

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Courgette caponata with thyme & garlic chicken

Courgette caponata with thyme & garlic chicken

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 55 mins

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A Sicilian-inspired vegetarian sauce with capers and sultanas - this version is served with lean, griddled chicken

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Ingredients

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4 garlic cloves

thinly sliced
few thyme

sprigs, leaves picked
2 tbsp olive oil
2 red onions

finely sliced
3 celery

sticks, thickly sliced on the diagonal
4 courgettes

halved lengthways and cut into chunks, on the diagonal
400g can chopped tomato
2 tsp caper
1 tbsp red wine vinegar
3 tbsp sultana
4 skinless chicken breasts

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal276

low
fat8g
saturates1g
carbs17g
sugars15g
fibre4g
protein34g
salt0.4g

low

Method

step 1

Put one-quarter of the garlic, the thyme and some seasoning in 2 tsp of the olive oil and set aside.
step 2

Heat the remaining oil in a pan. Tip in the onions and celery, and cook for around 10 mins until soft. Add the courgettes and the rest of the garlic, and fry for a few mins to soften. Add the tomatoes, ½ can water, capers, vinegar, sultanas and seasoning. Gently simmer for around 20 mins until the juices have thickened and the vegetables are tender.
step 3

Meanwhile, cut the chicken breasts in half to open up like a book. Place them between 2 layers of baking parchment and flatten a little by bashing gently with a rolling pin. Heat a griddle pan and rub the chicken with your flavoured oil, discarding the garlic. Cook for around 3 mins each side, or until cooked through – you may have to do this is batches, depending on the size of your pan. Cut the chicken into strips and serve alongside the courgette caponata.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2013

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