Name: Lemon thyme chicken with blue cheese polenta
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 chicken breast; 2 tablespoon thyme; 1 tablespoon each olive oil and lemon juice; 2 crushed garlic cloves; 30 gram butter; 1 tablespoon oil; 1/4 cup white wine; one quantity basic creamy polenta; 100 gram crumbled blue cheese; steamed broccolini and lemon wedges; 1/4 cup toasted walnuts

Lemon thyme chicken with blue cheese polenta

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Serves 4

Prep

10M

Cook

20M

Total

30M

Ingredients

4 chicken breast

2 tablespoon thyme

1 tablespoon each olive oil and lemon juice

2 crushed garlic cloves

30 gram butter

1 tablespoon oil

1/4 cup white wine

one quantity basic creamy polenta

100 gram crumbled blue cheese

steamed broccolini and lemon wedges

1/4 cup toasted walnuts

Method

1.In a shallow dish, combine chicken breast fillets with thyme leaves, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic cloves. Toss well and season to taste. Chill, covered, 30 minutes. Heat butter and oil together in a large frying pan on medium. Cook chicken 5-6 minutes each side. until browned all over and cooked through. Transfer to a plate.

2.Cover loosely with foil and set aside. Pour 1/4 cup white wine into pan, stirring. Simmer 1 minute. Prepare polenta and blue cheese through. Serve chicken with polenta, steamed broccolini and lemon wedges. Drizzle with pan juices and sprinkle with toasted walnuts.

Try this cheesy polenta as an accompaniment to your favourite roast meat, stews, braises or barbecued meats.
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