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Juicy Chicken Breast with Oven-roasted Pumpkin

In this recipe, the chicken is marinated before being cooked and served with amazing roasted pumpkin

  • ( Scored 5 on 1 reviews )

Carrie F. Murray:

I am obsessed with pumpkin and eat it every way possible. This chicken recipe is healthy and features my favourite ingredient...What more can I want?

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Approaching the end of the pumpkin and colder-weather fare, if you find yourself clinging to oven-baked options for your loved ones, you might want to get this chicken breast and pumpkin recipe into your chilly-weather rotation while colder evenings still encourage warmer dishes. And don't forget to check out Mamablip's Pumpkin and Squash recipes - so much to choose from and taste together with your friends and loved ones!

Join a Mamablip Live Class and learn how to make Pumpkin Gnocchi with an expert to lead your way. An easy chicken breast and squash recipe to pull together even on the busiest of weekday evenings, the combination of lean protein and vitamin-bursting orange pumpkin or squash is a terrific pairing bound to boost your energy and nutrition in one fell swoop.

With so much poitive nutritional value and the easy factor, you might want to check out the recipe sooner than later - make it today while squash and pumpkin, whichever you prefer, is still readily available.

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Ingredients

for 4 servings

Juicy Chicken Breast with Oven-roasted Pumpkin Ingredients

  • Chicken 600 grams
  • Water 200 grams
  • Salt 20 grams
  • Sugar (Granulated) 20 grams
  • Extra-virgin olive oil as needed
  • Pumpkin 800 grams

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Preparation

for 4 servings

Step

1

Of 4

Prepare Chicken Breasts

In a bowl, melt sugar and salt in the water and put chicken breast inside, cut in slices, around 1 cm thick.

Leave in fridge for 1 hour. —- you can add garlic, orange peel, lemon pepper and your favourites herbs, whatever you like! 


This will keep your chicken breast juicy and tender.

Step

2

Of 4

Prepare the Pumpkin

Pre-heat oven at 350F.

Peel the pumpkin, cut it in slices, 2 cm wide and season with evo oil, salty and pepper to taste.

Bake the pumpkin in casserole in the oven for 25-30 minutes.
When the pumpkin in ready, dry the chicken with paper and massage it on a plate with evo oil (no salt)

Step

3

Of 4

Cook the Chicken

Heat a non-stick pan with some evo oil at medium temperature, add the chicken.

After 3-4 minutes, turn over the chicken breast and repeat

Season to taste and serve with the roasted pumpkin!

Step

4

Of 4

Complete the Dish

Season to taste and serve with the roasted pumpkin!

EXTRA TIP: This type of marinating can be used with different meats:
-turkey
-veal
-beef

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Carrie F. Murray Friday 2nd of April 2021

Juicy Chicken

I am obsessed with pumpkin and eat it every way possible. This chicken recipe is healthy and features my favourite ingredient...What more can I want?

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