Smoked Paprika-Spiced Chicken over Lentils with Yogurt-Cumin Sauce

Name: Smoked Paprika-Spiced Chicken over Lentils with Yogurt-Cumin Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 170 grams prewashed baby spinach; 1 bay leaf; 1 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper, divided; 118 milliliters finely chopped seeded cucumber; 237 milliliters dried lentils; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh mint; 3 Tbsps chopped fresh parsley, divided; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoons ground cumin; 2 Tbsps fresh lemon juice, divided; 1 teaspoons grated lemon rind; 2 Tbsps olive oil, divided; 1 inches thick) slice onion; 177 milliliters minced fresh onion; 1 teaspoons Spanish smoked paprika; 2 parsley sprigs; 1 teaspoon salt, divided; 28 grams very thin slices Serrano ham or prosciutto (about; 237 milliliters plain whole-milk yogurt; 680 grams skinless, boneless chicken breast halves; 1 thyme sprig; 710 milliliters thinly sliced zucchini

Smoked Paprika-Spiced Chicken over Lentils with Yogurt-Cumin Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 523 calories, 57g of protein, and 13g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. If you have prewashed baby spinach, parsley sprigs, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the skim milk yogurt you could follow this main course with the Coffee Coconut Milk Ice Cream as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Combine 1 tablespoon oil, rind, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1/4 teaspoon salt, paprika, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a medium bowl.

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Lemon Juice

Paprika

Pepper

Beef

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Add chicken; turn to coat. Marinate in refrigerator 2 hours.

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Whole Chicken

Combine 1/4 teaspoon salt, yogurt, 1 tablespoon chopped parsley, mint, cumin, and garlic in a food processor; process until smooth.

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Parsley

Garlic

Yogurt

Cumin

Mint

Salt

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Food Processor

Place yogurt mixture in a medium bowl; stir in cucumber. Cover and chill.

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Cucumber

Yogurt

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Bowl

Preheat oven to 37

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Oven

Place lentils, parsley sprigs, onion slice, thyme sprig, and bay leaf in a large saucepan; cover with water to 2 inches above lentils. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until tender.

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Bay Leaves

Lentils

Parsley

Onion

Thyme

Water

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Sauce Pan

Drain. Discard parsley sprigs, onion slice, thyme sprig, and bay leaf.

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Bay Leaves

Parsley

Onion

Thyme

While lentils cook, wrap 1 ham slice around each chicken breast.

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Chicken Breast

Lentils

Wrap

Ham

Place chicken in an 11 x 7-inch baking dish.

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Whole Chicken

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Baking Pan

Bake at 375 for 25 minutes or until done.

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Oven

While chicken cooks, heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large Dutch oven over medium heat.

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Whole Chicken

Cooking Oil

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Dutch Oven

Add minced onion; cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.

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Onion

Add zucchini; cook 15 minutes or until zucchini is very tender, stirring occasionally. Stir in lentils, spinach, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; cook 5 minutes or until spinach wilts, stirring occasionally. Stir in 1 tablespoon lemon juice and 2 tablespoons chopped parsley.

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Lemon Juice

Zucchini