Photo: Lily Banse
Breaded Chicken with Lemon-Green Onion Tahini
12 ingredients
Serves 4.
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This recipe is a great way to breathe new life into predictable chicken breasts. Here, the crisp chicken sits on baby spinach and is drizzled with a rich tahini sauce, spiced with lemon and green onions. Finish the meal with seasonal fresh fruit.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
978
Calories
56g
Protein
32g
Fat
116g
Carbs
Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Tahini | 1 tbsp (15g) | 89 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Spinach | 1 cup raw (30g) | 7 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Mustard | 1 tsp (5g) yellow | 3 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup tahini
- 2 Tbs. plus 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice
- 2 Tbs. hot water, plus more as needed
- 3 green onions, white and green portions finely chopped
- Coarse kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves, each 5 to 6 oz.
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp. Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp. grated lemon zest
- 1 cup panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
- 3 Tbs. olive oil
- 6 oz. baby spinach
Directions
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