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Roast quail with lentils and butternut squash
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Roast quail with lentils and butternut squash

13 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 2 openrecipes

A classy dinner for two that's packed with healthy ingredients. Quail is strongly flavoured, like duck, but low in fat, like chicken and is quick to cook. Here it’s served with a delicious sauce with bacon, lentils and butternut squash.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

510
Calories
45g
Protein
21g
Fat
35g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients — the other 3 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
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lentil 1/2 cup cooked (99g) 115
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Shallot 1 tbsp minced (10g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pumpkin not in our table 0
Quail not in our table 0
Salad 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

  • ½ butternut squash
  • 2 garlic
  • olive oil
  • salt and pepper
  • 100ml/3½fl oz vegetable stock
  • 2 jumbo quails
  • 2-3 tbsp thin bacon lardons
  • 1 shallot
  • 150ml/5½fl oz brown chicken stock
  • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp chopped rosemary
  • 4 tbsp cooked lentils
  • 1 handful frisée salad leaves

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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