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Name: Spicy Chicken and Chickpeas
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: not set
Ingredients: 400 g chicken breast boneless, skinless, chopped; 1 tin chickpeas canned rinsed and drained; 2 garlic cloves; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 2 scallions or other weak onion thinly chopped; 2 Tbsp chopped basil; 1 tsp crushed red pepper / chili flakes; 1 tsp black pepper; salt to taste

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INGREDIENTS

400 g chicken breast ; boneless, skinless, chopped
1 tin chickpeas canned rinsed and ; drained
2 garlic cloves
1 Tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 scallions or other weak onion thinly ; chopped
2 Tbsp chopped basil
1 tsp crushed red pepper / chili flakes
1 tsp black pepper
salt ; to taste

INSTRUCTIONS

Chop the chicken and saute it in a non-stick pan with the olive oil at medium high heat, add the crushed red pepper and black pepper and a pinch of salt and stir until coated.

Cover with a lid for 3-4 minutes or until the chicken isn't pink anymore.

Add the chickpeas and keep stirring for another 3-4 minutes.

Then add in the garlic and stir again for 1-2 minutes.

Add the chopped scallion or some form of mild onion and stir again for another 2 minutes or until the chicken is done.

Take the pan off the heat sprinkle some lemon juice and thinly chopped basil on top.

Enjoy! This would be great to serve with a simple tomato cucumber salad, tzatziki or hummus.

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Serving Size: 1 (432g)
Recipe Makes: 1

Calories: 731
Calories from Fat: 364 (50%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 40.5g	54 %
	Saturated Fat 11.1g	56 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 17.8g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 8.2g
Cholesterol 256mg		79 %
Sodium 3741.8mg		129 %
Potassium 934.9mg		25 %
Total Carbohydrate 3g		1 %
	Dietary Fiber 0.3g	1 %
	Sugars, other 2.7g
Protein 84g		120 %
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Calories per serving: 731

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