Free Healthy Recipe - Lemon Chicken with Sesame Sauce and Sugar Snap Peas

Dairy free, Low carbohydrate, Low GI, Wheat Free

It's amazing the difference a few toasted sesame seeds make to the taste of greens. The extra 3 minute step will encourage even the most green resistant to come back for more.

Ingredients

4 200 gram organic chicken breasts

1 lemon juiced

¹/3 cup tahini

1 tbsp tamari

¹/3 cup water

sugarsnap peas

1 tbsp dark sesame oil

1 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted

Method

Pre heat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.

Heat a grill pan and brush the chicken with olive oil and seal on the grill pan for two to three minutes each side. Transfer to an oven dish. Combine the lemon juice, tahini, tamari and water until smooth and pour the sauce over the chicken. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Steam the sugarsnap peas for 2 - 3 minutes.
Sprinkle with sesame oil and toasted sesame seeds.

Note: To toast sesame seeds, pour them into a small frying pan with no added oil. Over a medium heat stir continuously taking care not to burn them, until they turn golden brown. Use immediately.

Makes 4 servings

Prep Time:	10 mins
Cooking Time:	20 mins
Ready in:	30 mins
Suitable for:
Dinner

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Nutritional Information - Per Serve
Kj	2006 kj
Calories	479 kcal
Fat	29.8 g
Saturated Fat	5.8 g
Total Carbohydrate	2 g
Total Protein	48.8 g
Fibre	3.9 g

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