Lemon Chicken Breast with Ratatouille
Ingredients
- Ingredients
- 4 Chicken breasts
- 2 garlic cloves
- 8 Tbsps lemon juice
- Iodized salt
- freshly ground peppers
- 2 tsps vegetable oil (plus more for the baking dish)
- 1 sprig rosemary
- 2 organic lemons
- 100 grams pitted green Olives
- For the ratatouille
- 200 grams Eggplant
- 300 grams Zucchini
- 300 grams paprika
- 400 grams Beefsteak tomato
- 2 onions
- 4 garlic cloves
- 1 sprig rosemary
- salt
- peppers
- 2 Tbsps Vegetable-oil spread (Becel)
- also
- 200 grams Brown rice (whole-grain)
Preparation steps
Rinse the chicken breasts under cold water and pat dry with paper towels, place in a bowl. Peel garlic and chop finely, and add to the bowl along with the lemon juice. Turn the chicken breasts in the marinade, cover with foil and refrigerate 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 200°C (approximately 390°F). For the ratatouille: Meanwhile, rinse the vegetables for the ratatouille. Cut the eggplant, zucchini and bell pepper into cubes. Blanch the tomatoes in a pot of boiling water for 10 seconds, Drain, peel, halve and remove the seeds and finely chop. The garlic and the onions peel, halve and finely dice. Cook the rice according to package directions. Lift the chicken breasts from the marinade, reserve the marinade and season the chicken with salt and pepper. Place in a baking dish, drizzle with oil. Bake until the chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes, basting with the marinade halfway through the cooking time. Rinse dry and cut the lemons into eighths. Drain the olives and cut into quarters. Add the lemons and olives to the baking dish halfway through the cooking time. Heat the butter spread in a pan and sauté the onions and garlic unitl translucent, add the remaining ingredients except the peppers and simmer for about 10 minutes, then add the peppers. Season with salt and pepper. Serve chicken breasts with vegetables, olives, lemons and rice.