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Lemon Asparagus Chicken

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Lemon Asparagus Chicken

Lemon Asparagus Chicken - The perfect start to the asparagus season! Photo: Jan Schümann

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Health Score:
86 / 100
Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
20 min.
Preparation
Calories:
352
calories
Calories

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Nutritional values

This delicious, simple dish contains tons of high-quality lean protein as well as folic acid from the asparagus, a water-soluble vitamin which helps support blood formation and cell renewal, among other things.

You can also use white asparagus in this dish. Just remember they'll need about 3-4 minutes more cooking time than standard green asparagus. 

1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie352 cal.(17 %)
Protein43 g(44 %)
Fat12 g(10 %)
Carbohydrates16 g(11 %)
Sugar added0 g(0 %)
Roughage5.2 g(17 %)
Vitamin A0.3 mg(38 %)
Vitamin D0 μg(0 %)
Vitamin E7 mg(58 %)
Vitamin B₁0.5 mg(50 %)
Vitamin B₂0.5 mg(45 %)
Niacin27.6 mg(230 %)
Vitamin B₆1 mg(71 %)
Folate296.3 μg(99 %)
Pantothenic acid3.1 mg(52 %)
Biotin10 μg(22 %)
Vitamin B₁₂0.6 μg(20 %)
Vitamin C64.3 mg(68 %)
Potassium1,033.4 mg(26 %)
Calcium106.4 mg(11 %)
Magnesium114.9 mg(38 %)
Iron4.2 mg(28 %)
Iodine19.3 μg(10 %)
Zinc3.3 mg(41 %)
Saturated fatty acids2 g
Uric acid348.7 mg
Cholesterol93.1 mg
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Ingredients

for
2
Ingredients
1 lemon
10 ozs Chicken breasts (boneless fillets)
salt
peppers
ground paprika
2 Tbsps flour
2 Tbsps olive oil
8 ozs Asparagus
1 tsp White pepper
2 garlic cloves
1 tsp Mustard
3 ozs Vegetable broth
¼ bunch fresh Fresh herbs (e.g. parsley or chervil)
How healthy are the main ingredients?
Chicken breastolive oilMustardlemonsaltgarlic clove

Preparation steps

1.

Wash lemon with hot water, dab dry and cut in half. Squeeze the juice of one half and grate the peel. Cut the other half into slices.

2.

Rinse chicken breast fillets under cold water, dab dry and cut in half horizontally. Season with salt, pepper and paprika powder and turn in flour.

3.

Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a frying pan. Fry the meat in it at medium heat for 4-5 minutes on each side. Meanwhile, add the lemon slices. Remove the chicken and lemon and set aside.

4.

In the meantime, wash the asparagus, dab dry and cut off the woody ends. Cut the asparagus into pieces about 1-1.5" long. Peel garlic and chop finely.

5.

Heat the remaining oil in the same pan. Fry the garlic and asparagus pieces for 3-4 minutes at medium heat.

6.

Add lemon juice, grated lemon zest, mustard and stock. Mix well and bring to a brief boil. Reduce heat, put chicken breast fillet and lemon slices back into the pan and let it simmer briefly. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

7.

Wash herbs, shake dry and chop coarsely. Sprinkle over the lemon and asparagus chicken before serving.

Comments

Sherri Ferguson's picture
I don't understand the ingredients list on to making this dish. if you can straighten that up, that would be great.
Cyndy from EAT SMARTER's picture
Hi Sherri - Thanks for reaching out. Which part of the ingredient list is confusing? We would love to help.

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