Chicken with onion marmalade

Chicken with onion marmalade
  • High protein
  • Low fat
  • Low phosphate
  • Low potassium
  • Low salt
  • Main meal
  • British
  • European
  • 90 minutes or less
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A family friendly high protein dish which is low in salt, low in potassium and low in phosphate.

Ingredients

2 skinless chicken thighs (225g)

1 tablespoon olive oil

150g carrots, peeled and thinly cut

150g cavolo nero or Savoy cabbage (stalks removed and thickly sliced)

1 garlic clove, crushed

100g brown basmati rice

3 dessert spoons (30ml) onion marmalade

Cracked black pepper

½ teaspoon allspice

Low-salt chicken stock made up to 175ml with boiling water

100g green beans

Method

  1. Step 1

    Pre-heat oven to 180°C/ fan 160°C / gas mark 4. On the hob, heat half the oil in an oven-proof frying pan and add the chicken, season with black pepper and cook until lightly browned on both sides. Remove from frying pan and set aside. Put the carrots into a separate saucepan of cold water, boil and cook for 5 minutes, add in the cavolo nero and cook for a further 3 minutes. Drain and set aside.

  2. Step 2

    Pour remaining oil into the original frying pan, adding the carrots, cabbage and garlic. Fry for 3 minutes, stirring regularly. Stir in allspice and cook for 1 more minute. Stir in rice and add the stock. Stir in 2 dessert spoons of onion marmalade. Return chicken to the pan, placing on top of the vegetables and rice, then season with black pepper. Spread remaining marmalade on top of chicken.

  3. Step 3

    Put the frying pan in the oven and cook for 30 minutes. Check the dish after 15 minutes and add more water if it’s dry, to ensure the rice cooks (you could put a lid or foil on to help).

  4. Step 4

    Bring a pan of cold water to the boil, add the green beans and cook for 5 minutes, then drain. Remove the chicken from oven, allow to sit for 10 minutes, then serve with the beans.

Food facts

The rice is the main source of carbohydrate in this main meal and the value has been provided for those who have been trained in insulin adjustment.

This dish is low in potassium, despite the use of some high potassium ingredients. This is because the quantities per person have been carefully measured. If you have been advised to follow a low potassium diet, ensure you keep to the quantities stated.

This recipe is low in phosphate, but does contain some phosphate, therefore, if you have been prescribed a phosphate binder ensure you takThis is a high protein meal and therefore suitable for those receiving dialysis.e them with this dish.

This is a high protein meal and therefore suitable for those receiving dialysis.

Use a gluten-free low salt stock cube.

Use a cheaper cooking oil such as a vegetable oil. If cavolo nero is not available or too expensive consider using a white cabbage or kale.