Creamy chicken & asparagus braise

Healthy dinner recipe for 2 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has rapeseed oil, skinless chicken breast, asparagus spear, leek, celery stick, vegetable bouillon, frozen pea, egg yolk, natural bio yogurt, garlic clove, tarragon and new potato.

Creamy chicken & asparagus braise

Creamy chicken & asparagus braise

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Healthy dinner
Servings

2

servings
Prep time

10 mins

Ingredients

  • Garlic Clove: 1 garlic clove, finely grated
  • Celery Stick: 3 celery sticks, sliced
  • Frozen Pea: 140g frozen peas
  • New Potato: new potatoes, to serve (optional)
  • Rapeseed Oil: 1 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • Tarragon: 1/3 small pack fresh tarragon, chopped
  • Leek: 1 large or 2 small leeks, well washed and thickly sliced
  • Vegetable Bouillon: 200ml reduced-salt vegetable bouillon
  • Egg Yolk: 1 egg yolk
  • Skinless Chicken Breast: 2 skinless chicken breasts (about 150g each)
  • Asparagus Spear: 10 medium asparagus spears, each cut into 3
  • Natural Bio Yogurt: 4 tbsp natural bio yogurt

Directions

  1. Heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan and fry the chicken for 5 mins, turning to brown both sides.
  2. Add the asparagus (reserve the tips), leeks and celery, pour in the bouillon and simmer for 10 mins. Add the asparagus tips and peas, and cook for 5 mins more.
  3. Meanwhile, stir the egg yolk with the yogurt and garlic. Stir the yogurt mixture into the vegetables and add the tarragon. Divide between two warm plates, then place the chicken on top of the vegetables. Serve with new potatoes, if you like.