Take the classic rice and chicken and recreate it into something tasty! This Chicken Breast with Creamy Dill Sauce & Broccoli-Leek Rice is a hearty and healthy meal that can’t go wrong. It is the perfect mid-week, well-balanced meal for the whole family.
Let’s start with the chicken. Keep it simple with garlic, salt and pepper. Add some lemon juice to really enhance the flavours and to keep it fresh. First, fry the chicken breast in the pan to sear all the moisture inside. This way, when the meat continues to cook in the oven, it’ll stay juicy and tender.
The best thing about this recipe might just be how easy this Dill Sauce is to make. All you have to do is mix all the ingredients together and enjoy. The added flavours, like wholegrain mustard, turmeric, and lime, really enhances the dill flavour. This dill sauce compliments the lemon flavours of the chicken perfectly.
Try this creamy dill sauce with our Home-made Chicken Nuggets for some extra zestiness.
Finally, the broccoli-leek rice brings it all together. This simple, yet tasty, side dish is made with wild rice. However, this recipe will work just fine with any other rice or even couscous.
Chicken Breast with Creamy Dill Sauce & Broccoli-Leek Rice
Ingredients
For the Chicken
- 200 g Chicken Breast
- 15 ml Olive Oil
- 2 g Garlic Chopped
- 15 ml Lemon Juice
- 1 g Tumeric
- 1 g Fine Salt
- 120 g Lemon Slices
For the Dill Sauce
- 60 ml Sour Cream
- 5 ml Wholegrain Mustard
- 1 g Lime Leaf
- 5 ml Lemon Juice
- 0.25 g Ground Coriander
- 0.25 g Dill Chopped
- 1 g Tumeric
- 1 g Fine Salt
For the Broccoli-Leek Rice
- 70 g Wild Rice Cooked
- 100 g Broccoli Florets
- 50 g Leek Finely chopped
- 25 g White Onion Finely chopped
- 15 g Butter
- 2 g Garlic Chopped
- 1 g Coarse Pepper
- 1 g Tumeric
- 1 g Fine Salt
Instructions
For the Chicken
- Heat olive oil in a pan. When hot, add chicken breast fry until golden brown.. Flip & continue cooking.
- While cooking, add garlic, lemon juice, salt & pepper.
- Transfer to a baking tray, top with lemon slices & continue cooking in oven.
For the Dill Cream Sauce
- Combine all the ingredients together, whisk until well combined & serve with chicken.
For the Broccoli Rice
- Heat butter in a pan. Add leeks, onion & garlic. Fry for a few minutes then add broccoli & seasoning.
- Continue cooking until slightly toasted then mix into cooked rice.