Indian chicken with spinach, potatoes, and chickpeas
3
Points®
Total time: 55 min • Prep: 25 min • Cook: 30 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Indian cuisine can be a breeze to make at home, and this one-dish chicken recipe is a great place to start. It combines spices like cardamom, coriander, and cinnamon with chicken, yogurt, and chickpeas for a satisfying meal to add to your dinner rotation. Chickpeas are a legume that are high in protein; they are a staple of Indian and Middle Eastern cuisine. To make this dish even faster, use cubed, parboiled potatoes—with or without onions—that are found in the refrigerated section of most grocery stores. If you can’t find chicken cutlets, purchase boneless, skinless chicken breasts and cut them in half lengthwise.
Ingredients
Cooked potato, red or white
10 oz, red, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
Olive oil
3½ tsp
Jarred minced garlic
2 tsp
Canned chickpeas
15½ oz, rinsed and drained
Spinach
10 oz, baby
Table salt
1 tsp, divided
Cayenne pepper
⅛ tsp
Plain low fat yogurt
8 oz
Ground cumin
2 tsp
Lemon zest
2 tsp
Ground coriander
½ tsp
Ground cardamom
¼ tsp
Ground ginger
¼ tsp
Ground cinnamon
¼ tsp
Uncooked skinless boneless chicken breast
1 pound(s), four 4 oz cutlets
Instructions
1
In a large pot, cook potatoes in water until tender, about 15 minutes; drain and set aside.
2
In same pot, heat 1 1/2 teaspoons oil over medium heat. Add garlic; cook, stirring, until garlic begins to brown, about 1 minute. Add chickpeas; cook until warmed through, about 5 minutes. Add spinach; cook, stirring, until almost wilted, about 2 minutes. Add back potatoes, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper. Stir. Remove from heat. Stir in yogurt and set aside.
3
Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine cumin, zest, remaining salt, coriander, cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, and 1/2 teaspoon oil. Rub over cutlets.
4
In a large, nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, heat remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons oil. Cook cutlets, turning once, until browned and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Yields 1 chicken cutlet and about 3/4 cup potato mixture per serving.
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