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Honey lemon chicken with golden lemon slices and olives plated with asparagus and wasabi avocado sauce

Honey Lemon Chicken with Wasabi Avocado Cream Sauce

4.80 from 5 votes
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Author: Shashi
A delightful balance of sweet and tart Honey Lemon chicken with spicy and luscious Wasabi-Avocado Cream sauce alongside intoxicating vanilla infused rice-which brings all the flavors so beautifully together!

Ingredients

FOR THE VANILLA INFUSED RICE:

  • 1/2 inch piece of a vanilla pod
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup Basmati rice

FOR THE HONEY-LEMON CHICKEN:

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic chopped
  • 1 lemon sliced
  • 3 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 free range chicken breasts
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 5 tablespoons honey
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2/3 cup black olives

FOR THE WASABI AVOCADO CREAM SAUCE:

  • 1/2 avocado
  • 4 teaspoons plain yogurt
  • 1/2 teaspoon wasabi paste can use more fora spicier sauce
  • 2-3 teaspoons coconut milk
  • splash of lemon juice and salt to taste

Instructions

FOR THE VANILLA INFUSED RICE:

  • Add the rice to the water in a pan and bring to a boil.
  • Scrape vanilla beans off the piece of vanilla pod and drop into rice.
  • Cover, turn down flame and let simmer for 15 minutes.
  • Cut the vanilla pod into strips to decorate later.

FOR THE HONEY-LEMON CHICKEN:

  • Saute the onion, and garlic with the olive oil in a heavy bottomed frying pan for 5 minutes, over medium heat/temp stove-top.
  • Add the lemon slices and let cook for 5 more minutes. Then flip them over and let cook 2 more minutes.
  • Season the chicken with the salt, pepper, and paprika and add to the pan and let cook till browned - about 8 minutes.
  • Flip the chicken over and add water, lemon juice, olives, and cover and let cook for about 8-10 minutes on a low flame
  • Uncover the chicken and let it simmer about 3 minutes so water is absorbed completely. When this happens, stir well so you get any brown parts on the bottom of the pan. Then take off hot stove and set aside until ready to plate.

FOR THE WASABI-AVOCADO CREAM SAUCE:

  • Add the avocado, yogurt, wasabi paste and milk to a blender and blend till well incorporated. Then add a splash of lemon juice and salt to taste.

TO SERVE:

  • Make the rice into mounds using a small bowl and decorate with strips of vanilla pod and olives to resemble Baymax
  • Serve Chicken drizzled with wasabi-avocado cream sauce onto the plate and enjoy!

Notes

If you prefer to keep this meal low carb, then instead of the rice, serve this delicious honey lemon chicken with some garlic asparagus.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 520kcal | Protein: 32g | Fat: 18g | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 25g
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