Basil and Lemon Chicken Thighs

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Serves: 4 person(s)

Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 25 mins

This luscious chicken recipe makes a great meal any night of the week!

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Ingredients:

2 Tbsp French mustard*

1/4 cup natural yoghurt, low-fat*

4 chicken thighs fillets, trimmed

1/2 grated rind lemon

1 lemon, juiced

4 Tbsp chopped basil

1 freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Directions:

Combine the mustard and yoghurt.

Place chicken thighs in a covered oven proof dish. Pour yoghurt mixture over chicken. Sprinkle with lemon rind, juice and chopped basil. Add black pepper to taste. Cover.

Cook in a moderately hot oven (190ºC) for 25 minutes.

Serve with a fresh salad and baked baby potatoes, if desired.

Variations:

Serving suggestion not included in nutritional information.

* Please check the ingredients of these products carefully to ensure that they contains no gluten.

Author:

Fresh Finesse

Member Comments: (3)

By: gypsy13 - 2011-05-10
I''ve been making this for years, it''s so tasty! I use chicken breast usually, and don''t follow the amounts in the recipe anymore, just chuck whatever in and it always tastes great. I add chilli too. This is one of my favourite recipes!

By: rdav - 2010-12-07
This is a great recipe! Definitely having this again. Loved by the whole fussy family.

By: shellnico - 2010-11-25
Tried this tonight. Very tasty. Will be having it again!

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NUTRITIONAL INFO

Calories
(Per Serving)
160 cals
Kilojoules
664 kJ
Fat
6.5 g
Carbohydrates
3.0 g
Protein
21.0 g
Cholesterol
86.0 mg
Sodium
236 mg
Saturated Fat
2.0 g
Fibre
0.0 g
Calcium
51.0 mg
Total Sugars
2.0 g
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