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Poached chicken with baby vegetables

Name: Poached chicken with baby vegetables
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1L (4 cups) chicken stock; 1 bay leaf; 4 (about 150g each) skinless chicken breasts; 1 bunch baby carrots, trimmed; 1 bunch pencil leeks*, trimmed; 1 cup fresh or frozen baby peas; Chopped parsley, to garnish

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by Chrissy Freer

Nutritionist and food writer

Oct 03, 2015

Ingredients (7)

1L (4 cups) chicken stock
1 bay leaf
4 (about 150g each) skinless chicken breasts
1 bunch baby carrots, trimmed
1 bunch pencil leeks*, trimmed
1 cup fresh or frozen baby peas
Chopped parsley, to garnish

Method

1.

Place stock and bay leaf in a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Add chicken and carrots, reduce heat to very low, cover and simmer gently for 5 minutes. Add leeks and peas, simmer for a further 2-3 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. Remove and slice the chicken, and place in four shallow bowls. Spoon over vegetables and a little stock, garnish with parsley and season with freshly ground black pepper.

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