Jamie Oliver said his garlic chicken recipe has been inspired by the “wonderful flavours of Lebanon” and that the quick dish “is perfect for an easy meal”.
The cook is a fan of “nice [and] fat” jarred chickpeas that he said are “game-changing when it comes to both flavour and texture”.
Ready in only 18 minutes, this recipe could be made either for lunch or supper, it’s up to you, but it’s advisable to have the garlic chicken with a side dish for a more filling meal.
Needing only six ingredients to make (aside from the side dish of your choice), this garlic chicken recipe is friendly on the finances.
A simplistic, yet beautiful dish, Jamie Oliver shared his garlic chicken recipe that is meant for two people – but you could adjust the quantity of the ingredients depending on how many servings you would like to make.
Garlic chicken recipe
Ingredients:
- Four cloves of garlic
- Two x 150g skinless free-range chicken breasts
- Half x 700g jar of chickpeas
- 250g baby spinach
- One heaped teaspoon sumac
- Red wine vinegar
Method
1. Peel the garlic cloves and slice lengthways, then place in a large non-stick frying pan on high heat with one tablespoon of olive oil, stirring regularly.
2. Slice each chicken breast lengthways into three strips, then toss with a pinch of sea salt and black pepper.
3. Once the garlic is nicely golden, quickly remove from the pan with a slotted spoon, leaving the flavoured oil behind.
4. Add the chicken to the garlic oil pan and cook for five minutes, or until golden and cooked through, turning regularly.
5. Remove the chicken from the pan and tip in the chickpeas (juices and all).
6. Add the spinach, along with most of the garlic and one tablespoon of red wine vinegar, then toss over the heat until the spinach has wilted and the chickpeas are hot through.
7. Season with salt and pepper, then return the chicken to the pan and finish with the reserved garlic and a generous dusting of sumac.
This garlic chicken would be a great pairing with fluffy couscous, which should be made following pack instructions.
Typically taking around 10 minutes, you could put on the couscous just before starting the garlic chicken recipe and let the couscous sit in its own pan.
The heat given out from the garlic chicken will warm up the couscous when it’s time to serve the meal, so you don’t need to worry about reheating the side dish.
For an extra bit of crunch with your garlic chicken and couscous meal, you could also prepare a salad to go on the side, filled with your favourite vegetables.
