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          Lemonchillichicken                   wedges on the tray and drizzle with 2tsp   5 Serve the chicken with the wedges,
          withsweetpotatowedges                oil. Cook for 30 min, turning once.  smashed avocado and watercress salad.
          and avocado smash                    2 Meanwhile, lay the chicken breasts on  Garnish with extra chilli flakes.
          prep 10 min cook 30 min serves 4     a large sheet of non-stick baking paper.
            gluten free    dairy free          Sprinkle over half the chilli flakes, some  MAKE AHEAD Prepare and cook the
                                               black pepper, the lemon zest and 2tsp  chicken to the end of step 3, then allow
          700g sweet potatoes, cut into wedges  oil. Cover with another piece of baking  to cool and freeze. When ready to eat,
          2tbsp olive oil                      paper, then use a rolling pin to flatten  thaw, then reheat thoroughly, make the
          4 x 150g skinless chicken breasts    the chicken until it’s about 1cm thick.  wedges and complete the recipe.
          ½–1tsp chilli flakes, plus extra to garnish  3 Heat the remaining oil in a non-stick
          Zest and juice 2 lemons              frying pan over a medium-high heat. Add                    1
          1 ripe avocado                       the chicken and cook for about 5–6 min
          100g watercress                      on each side until cooked through.
                                                                                          PER SERVING
          30g toasted flaked almonds            4 Mash the avocado in a bowl. Stir in half  491kcal  8.3g fibre
                                               the lemon juice, the remaining chilli and  18.4g fat  41.4g protein
          1 Heat the oven to 200ºC/fan 180°C/  some black pepper. In another bowl,  3g saturates  0.5g salt
          gas 6. Line a baking tray with non-stick   combine the watercress, almonds and   35.9gcarbs  118mgcalcium
                                                                                    10.4g sugars  3.1mg iron
          baking paper, arrange the potato     remaining juice.



                           Lemon chilli
                         chicken with sweet
                         potato wedges and
                          avocado smash


























                                                                                                                        RECIPES AND STYLING: SARAH SWAIN. PHOTOS: MELANIE JENKINS




















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