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Lemon & thyme chicken BBQ parcels

A twist of fragrant green pesto takes these tasty parcels up a notch

A twist of fragrant green pesto takes these tasty parcels up a notch

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Cooking Time

Cook: 30 Mins

Cooking Time

Serves: 4

Cooking Time

Price: £1.82 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 370g serving contains

Energy
1114kj
266kcal
13%
Fat
6.7g
Med
10%
Saturates
1.1g
Low
6%
Sugars
6.3g
Med
7%
Salt
0.33g
Med
6%
2
of your 5-a-day
of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
301kj/72kcal

Ingredients

2tsp rapeseed oil, plus extra for brushing

2tbsp Asda 39% Less Fat Green Pesto

2 x 300g packs Good & Balanced Cauliflower Rice

2 cloves garlic, crushed

4 chicken breasts

225g Grower's Selection Vine-Ripened Cherry Tomatoes, stems cut into short lengths

2 lemons, sliced

Thyme sprigs, to serve

Method

1
Preheat the barbecue to medium or the oven to 200C/Fan 180C/Gas 6.
2
Brush 4 sheets of foil, 35cm x 50cm each, with a little rapeseed oil. Stir the pesto into the cauliflower rice and season with black pepper. Divide between the foil sheets.
3
Mix the rapeseed oil with the garlic. Season with ground black pepper.
4
Divide the chicken breasts and cherry tomatoes between the foil sheets.
5
Pour the oil over the chicken and lay the lemon sliced on top. Fold up the foil and crimp in the middle to seal.
6
Cook the parcels on the BBQ for 18-20 mins, or in the oven for 30 mins, until the chicken is cooked. Allow to rest for 5 mins before serving sprinkled with the thyme sprigs.