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Lemon, broccoli & sesame roast chicken
Photo: Lily Banse

Lemon, broccoli & sesame roast chicken

9 ingredients 10 min + 45 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Lemon, broccoli & sesame roast chicken

Give traditional roast chicken a Chinese-style twist with this zesty recipe

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

431
Calories
36g
Protein
18g
Fat
34g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Sesame 1 tbsp (14g) 120
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Broccoli 1 cup chopped (156g) 55
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Soy Sauce 1 tbsp (15ml) 9
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2

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

  • 4 chicken leg portions, cut into thighs and drumsticks
  • 2 lemons , juice of 1, the other cut into 8 chunks
  • 200g thin-stemmed broccoli
  • 4 garlic cloves , thinly sliced
  • thumb-sized piece ginger , finely shredded
  • 3 tbsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp clear honey
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • 1 tsp sesame oil

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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