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Chicken baked in limoncello with zucchini 'spaghetti'

Name: Chicken baked in limoncello with zucchini 'spaghetti'
Prep time: 80 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 110 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 x 180g chicken breasts with skin, wing bone attached; 8 garlic cloves; 2 large lemons, juiced, rind pared; 6 sprigs lemon thyme; 1 cup (250ml) limoncello*; 50g unsalted butter; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 30g unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 2 each large green and yellow zucchini, cut into very thin matchsticks; 2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley; 1 tablespoon lemon juice

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Chicken baked in limoncello with zucchini 'spaghetti'

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For an twist on regular pasta, try our pasta look-alike with the long zucchini strips. Its perfect with the lemony chicken.

4 x 180g chicken breasts with skin, wing bone attached
8 garlic cloves
2 large lemons, juiced, rind pared
6 sprigs lemon thyme
1 cup (250ml) limoncello*
50g unsalted butter
2 tablespoons olive oil

Zucchini spaghetti

30g unsalted butter
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 each large green and yellow zucchini, cut into very thin matchsticks
2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Method

1.

Place chicken in a non-metallic dish with garlic, rind and juice, and thyme. Add limoncello, cover and chill for 1 hour.
2.

To make zucchini, heat butter and oil in a frypan over medium heat, add garlic and zucchini and stir for 6-8 minutes until just cooked through. Add parsley and lemon juice and season. Serve hot or at room temperature.
3.

Preheat oven to 180°C. Heat butter and oil in a large heavy-based frypan over high heat. Remove chicken from marinade (reserving marinade) and brown for 2-3 minutes each side. Place skin-side up on a baking tray and roast for 10 minutes or until cooked through.
4.

Return frypan to medium heat, add reserved marinade (including garlic and herbs) and stir for 5 minutes to reduce. Remove chicken from oven and rest for 5 minutes. Place on a serving plate, pour over sauce and serve with zucchini.