Monday, September 7, 2009

New mid week recipe - just try it!


Chicken with spinach, proscuitto, potatos, macadamias and a garlic cream sauce

Serves 2

2 chicken breasts
2 tbls olive oil
5 slices proscuitto (about 75g)
1/3 cup macadamia nuts
1/2 bag washed baby spinach leaves
2 small potatos
2 cloves garlic
1/4 cup cream

Toast macadamias in a dry pan until golden brown.

Dice potatos to 2cm cubes and soften for 3 min in microwave. Set aside

Heat olive oil in a heavy base pan and pan fry chicken. Ensure cooked through and set aside and cover.

Using same pan add potatos and proscuitto and stir through until lightly browned. Add macadamias and spinach and stir for 1 min, until spinach slightly wilted.

Now get a small fry pan or sauce pan and saute garlic in a small amount of olive oil. When brown add cream and heat through till it's simmering.

Arrange potatos, proscuitto, spinach and macadamias on a plate. Slice chicken in to 4 or 5 pieces and fan over. Pour half of the cream over one piece of chicken, then the other.

Yummy!