Chicken with Kale and Freekeh-Lentil Pilaf

Name: Chicken with Kale and Freekeh-Lentil Pilaf
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters cooked lentils; 2 Tbsps cumin seeds; 1 garlic clove, smashed; 2 smalls garlic cloves, minced; 454 grams kale, large center ribs and stems removed, torn into pieces; 4 servings Kosher salt; 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice; 4 Tbsps (or more) olive oil, divided; 2 Tbsps finely chopped Hunza raisins; 118 milliliters Sherry vinegar; 680 grams skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-thick cutlets; 1 Tbsp unsalted butter; 2 teaspoons whole grain mustard

Chicken with Kale and Freekeh-Lentil Pilaf is a gluten free main course. One portion of this dish contains roughly 46g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 500 calories. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up kale, olive oil, hunza raisins, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the raisins you could follow this main course with the Rice Pudding with Raisins and Cinnamon as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Stir cumin in a small dryskillet over medium heat until toasted,about 2 minutes.

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Cumin

Remove from heat; addvinegar and garlic.

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Garlic

Let stand for 30 seconds.

Transfer to a blender; add oil and next3 ingredients. Purée. Season with salt.

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Salt

Cooking Oil

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Blender

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in alarge heavy nonstick skillet over mediumheat. Season chicken with salt. Working in2 batches and adding 1 tablespoon oil betweenbatches, cook chicken in single layers untilbrowned on both sides and just cookedthrough, 2–3 minutes per side.

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Whole Chicken

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Transfer toa plate and tent with foil to keep warm.

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Aluminum Foil

Remove pan from heat; add 1/4 cup water.Stir, scraping up browned bits.

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Water

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Frying Pan

Whisk in1/4 cup vinaigrette. Scrape sauce into a bowl.

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Vinaigrette

Sauce

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Whisk

Bowl

Melt butter with 1 tablespoon oil in same skilletover medium-low heat.

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Butter

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Add garlic and cookuntil just beginning to brown, 1–2 minutes.Discard garlic. Working in 3 batches andadding more oil as needed, add kale toskillet and toss until wilted, 1–2 minutesper batch.

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Garlic

Kale