Name: Ginger & lime chicken with sweet potato mash
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients: zest and juice 1 lime; 1 tbsp maple syrup or clear honey; thumb-size piece fresh root ginger cut into matchsticks, plus 1 tsp grated root ginger; 2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts; 450g/1lb sweet potatoes roughly chopped; 1 tbsp olive oil

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Ginger & lime chicken with sweet potato mash

Ginger & lime chicken with sweet potato mash

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Serves 2

Easy

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Plus 10 mins marinating

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This satisfying dish is packed full of zingy flavours, and it's low-fat too

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Ingredients

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zest and juice 1 lime
1 tbsp maple syrup

or clear honey
thumb-size piece fresh root ginger

cut into matchsticks, plus 1 tsp grated root ginger
2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
450g/1lb sweet potatoes

roughly chopped
1 tbsp olive oil

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal418
fat8g
saturates2g
carbs54g
sugars18g
fibre5g
protein37g
salt0.45g

low

Method

step 1

Mix half the lime zest and all the juice with the maple syrup and grated ginger. Slash each chicken breast 3-4 times with a sharp knife, then coat well with the marinade. Set aside for 10 mins. Heat the grill and line the grill tray with foil.
step 2

Cook the sweet potatoes in salted boiling water for 10-12 mins until tender. Drain and mash well, adding the rest of the lime zest, plus some seasoning. Meanwhile, grill the chicken breasts for 10-15 mins, until cooked through and slightly caramelised.
step 3

Heat the oil in a small frying pan. When it’s really hot, add the ginger matchsticks and fry for 1 min until the ginger is crisp. Lift out the matchsticks with a slotted spoon, then stir the mash into the gingerinfused oil. Divide the mash between 2 plates, top each with a chicken breast, scatter with the crisp ginger and serve with some sugar snap peas.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2010

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