Chargrilled Chicken With Spinach

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, 1 crushed, 1 left whole
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 7 ounces spinach leaves
• 4 lemon wedges
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon butter

Recipe

• 1 slice the chicken breasts horizontally in half so you can open them out flat. place between two layers of greaseproof paper or a cut-open freezer bag, and flatten to about 1/4in thick with a meat mallet or rolling pin.
• 2 mix the parsley with the crushed garlic clove. rub onto both sides of the chicken along with some olive oil, salt and pepper. leave in a dish to marinate.
• 3 bring a large saucepan of water to the boil and add the spinach. blanch for a couple of seconds until just wilted, then drain.
• 4 heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a frying pan over medium heat. add the whole garlic clove, sizzle for a few seconds, then add the spinach. stir for a minute or two until cooked through. stir in the butter, and season to taste. set aside and keep warm.
• 5 preheat a stovetop griddle. place the chicken pieces on the griddle and grill for about 3 minutes on each side until beginning to colour.
• 6 serve with the spinach and garnish with a wedge of lemon.