Lemon, broccoli & sesame roast chicken

The recipe Lemon, broccoli & sesame roast chicken can be made in roughly 55 minutes. This main course has 349 calories, 25g of protein, and 23g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. For 97 cents per serving, this recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe from BBC Good Food has 92 fans. Head to the store and pick up light soy sauce, ginger, garlic cloves, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and dairy free diet. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 70%. This score is pretty good. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Sesame And Lemon Broccoli, Roast Broccoli With Lemon And Cheese, and Roast Sesame Chicken.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 10 minutes

Cooking duration: 45 minutes

 

Ingredients:

200g thin-stemmed broccoli

4 chicken leg servings, cut into thighs and drumsticks

1 tbsp clear honey

4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced

thumb-sized piece ginger, finely shredded

2 lemons, juice of 1, the other cut into 8 chunks

3 tbsp light soy sauce

1 tsp sesame oil

1 tbsp sesame seeds

Equipment:

oven

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Put the chicken and lemon chunks in a large roasting tin, season with pepper, then roast for 30 mins until the chicken is turning golden.After 25 mins, bring a little water to the boil in a frying pan, add the broccoli, cover and steam for 3 mins until bright green and almost tender, then drain.Tuck the broccoli around the chicken, scatter the garlic and ginger over and around the meat, then splash over the lemon juice, soy and honey. Sprinkle with the sesame seeds. Roast for another 15 mins until the chicken is golden and tender, and juices look sticky. Drizzle with sesame oil, then serve the chicken, broccoli and juices with rice.

 

Step by step:


1. Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas

2. Put the chicken and lemon chunks in a large roasting tin, season with pepper, then roast for 30 mins until the chicken is turning golden.After 25 mins, bring a little water to the boil in a frying pan, add the broccoli, cover and steam for 3 mins until bright green and almost tender, then drain.Tuck the broccoli around the chicken, scatter the garlic and ginger over and around the meat, then splash over the lemon juice, soy and honey. Sprinkle with the sesame seeds. Roast for another 15 mins until the chicken is golden and tender, and juices look sticky.

3. Drizzle with sesame oil, then serve the chicken, broccoli and juices with rice.


Nutrition Information:

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348k Calories
24g Protein
23g Total Fat
11g Carbs
12% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
348k
17%

Fat
23g
35%

  Saturated Fat
5g
37%

Carbohydrates
11g
4%

  Sugar
5g
6%

Cholesterol
119mg
40%

Sodium
880mg
38%

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Protein
24g
49%

Vitamin C
51mg
63%

Vitamin K
53µg
51%

Selenium
25µg
37%

Vitamin B3
7mg
36%

Vitamin B6
0.59mg
30%

Phosphorus
270mg
27%

Vitamin B5
1mg
17%

Vitamin B2
0.27mg
16%

Zinc
2mg
16%

Manganese
0.31mg
15%

Potassium
496mg
14%

Magnesium
50mg
13%

Vitamin B12
0.72µg
12%

Folate
44µg
11%

Iron
2mg
11%

Copper
0.22mg
11%

Vitamin B1
0.17mg
11%

Vitamin A
431IU
9%

Fiber
1g
7%

Calcium
66mg
7%

Vitamin E
0.72mg
5%

covered percent of daily need
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