Photo: Sorin Gheorghita
Roast quail with lentils and butternut squash
13 ingredients
30 min + 1 hr
Serves 2
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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.
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 ·
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