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Spicy chicken with herb sauce Recipe
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Spicy chicken with herb sauce recipe

A very simple chicken recipe with a savory spice rub and a fresh parsley and mint sauce to top it all off.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword chicken, herb, spicy
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 4 people
Calories 731kcal
Cost 15

Ingredients

Ingredients for the herb sauce

Instructions

  • To prepare the sauce, place the mint, parsley, garlic, and chili, if using, in the bowl of a food processor and process to chop roughly.
    2 cups fresh mint leaves, 1 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, 6 garlic cloves, 1 green chili
  • Add the mustard, season to taste with salt and pepper, and process again to combine.
    2 teaspoon ground mustard, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • Now slowly drizzle the olive oil in while the food processor is in function to create an emulsion.
    1 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • For the spice rub, combine the paprika, cumin, mustard powder, fennel, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
    2 tablespoon smoked paprika, 2 teaspoon ground cumin, 2 teaspoon ground fennel seeds, 2 teaspoon sea salt, 2 tablespoon homemade or Dijon mustard, 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • Rub the chicken breasts all over with your chosen cooking fat, and also rub them with the spice mixture.
    4 boneless chicken breasts
  • Heat a frying pan over medium heat and fry the chicken breasts in some additional cooking fat for about 5 minutes per side until well cooked.
  • Serve the spicy chicken topped with fresh herb sauce.
    Coconut oil

Nutrition

Calories: 731kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 66g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 45g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 72mg | Sodium: 1376mg | Potassium: 618mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 4060IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 136mg | Iron: 5mg