Do you go through phases of being totally uninspired by what to make for dinner? I do every now and again, and last week was one of those times. I was stood in front of the meat cabinet in the supermarket for ages just staring- beef, pork, bacon, chicken, turkey... I briefly turned round and looked at the fish, and then back to the meat. No ideas and I didn't fancy anything we usually make. In desperation I bought chicken breasts, thinking- there's always something you can do with chicken breasts!
At home I then stood staring into the cupboard, hoping for inspiration, an unopened bottle of smoked paprika caught my eye. My Dad loves smoked paprika, but I haven't really ever used it. The idea of BBQ flavours seemed a good one, so I thought honey would work as the sweet to match the smoky flavour of the paprika.
It's definitely one of my favourite chicken marinades, of those I have made recently. I really want to try it with slow cooked chicken as I just have a feeling that it will be amazing!
We had this chicken with new potatoes and broccoli, but it will definitely work with rice. Give it a try next time you're uninspired!
Ingredients
(serves 4)
4 chicken breasts
1 orange pepper
2 tbsp honey
3 tbsp lemon juice
2 garlic cloves crushed
2 tsp smoked paprika
2 tsp oil
Method
1) Preheat the oven to 180 (170 fan, gas mark 4)
2) Slice the chicken breasts into long strips and chop the pepper into chunks.
3) Put the pepper onto a baking tray and drizzle with a tsp of the oil. Put them in the oven for 5 minutes.
4) While the peppers are softening, put the lemon, honey, garlic, smoked paprika and remaining oil in a bowl and stir well. Add the the chicken and stir through the mixture.
5) Take the baking tray out and add the chicken to the peppers, spreading it out evenly on the tray.
6) Put back in the oven for 15-18 minutes or until it's cooked through.
7) Serve with rice or new potatoes, or leave to cool and use for sandwiches, or in a salad!
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