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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal0
  • fat0g
  • saturates0g
  • carbs0g
  • sugars0g
  • fibre0g
  • protein0g
  • salt0g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Mix 2 tbsp olive oil with 1 tsp each crushed coriander seeds and grated lime zest and 1⁄2 tsp each paprika and light muscovado sugar.

  • step 2

    Put 2 chicken breasts in a baking dish, spoon the marinade over, then squeeze over a little lime juice. Cover and marinate for 30 minutes.

  • step 3

    Slip 1-2 lime slices under the skin of each breast and season. Tuck 6 unpeeled garlic cloves and 2 fresh red chillies around the chicken.

  • step 4

    Roast the chicken breasts in a baking dish, uncovered, for 30-35 minutes in a preheated oven (190C/gas 5/fan oven 170C). To check if they are done, prod the chicken with your finger - if it's still a bit soft, give it a bit longer.

  • step 5

    Serve with salad and salsa.

RECIPE TIPS
WHICH CHICKEN?

If you want the chicken itself to actually have some flavour, start with the best quality. Organic free-range corn-fed chickens have the most taste.

FOR THE JUICIEST CHICKEN

Keep the skin on. If you’re bothered about fat and calories, take it off before eating. If you do remove the skin before cooking, compensate by wrapping the chicken breasts or giving them a tasty coating. This helps keep in the juices, stops the chicken from drying out and adds flavour.

FOR BAGS OF FLAVOUR

Roast on a bed of fresh herbs, chopped garlic or sliced onion.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2002

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A star rating of 4.5 out of 5.45 ratings

emmahollycrosswqoZ5Cc-

Not bad, although I over cooked the chicken:(

kathy535

A star rating of 4 out of 5.

Very easy to do. I used slightly less olive oil and smoked paprika (as I like it) plus green chillis as they were all I had in the house. Served it with chips but next time would do mashed sweet potato.

sierradave

Oops; a problem: I live in Yucatan, Mexico, and nobody here has the slightest idea what muscovado sugar is. Anyone tried a good substitute for that?

nruddyJNbipGyD

Azúcar mascabado, the brown sugar you normally find in Mexico.

grahamrutledge

What a great meal, cut up in strips and had in wraps. Left the sugar out because I had none and added a small amount of cayenne pepper, cumin, garlic and chilli and left to marinate over night. My boy even ate it and he is very picky with what he eats. Will have again very soon

MrsV

I used this marinade recipe as a quesadilla filling and it went down a storm! So many uses :-)

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