Oven glazed chicken breasts
A delicious low-fat option for a weekday family meal. Cook just 1 cup of Spekko Long Grain Parboiled Rice, and you will get 4 cups cooked rice
Ingredients
- 4 cups cooked Spekko Long Grain Parboiled Rice
- 4 chicken breasts bone in, skinned
- 250 ml (1 cup) tomato puree
- 15 ml (1 tbsp) crushed garlic
- 15 ml (1 tbsp) brown sugar
- 15 ml (1 tbsp) water
- 15 ml (1 tbsp) vinegar
- 15 ml (1 tbsp) Worcestershire sauce
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 2,5 ml (½ tsp) fresh thyme
- salt and pepper
Method
- Preheat oven to 190º C.
- Season chicken with ground black pepper and salt.
- Arrange chicken pieces in a baking dish
- Mix in a bowl the following: tomato puree, crushed garlic, brown sugar, water, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, ground nutmeg and the fresh thyme.
- Spoon this mixture over chicken.
- Cover with foil and bake 20 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink and juices run clear.
- Remove foil and bake for a further 10 minutes.
- Stir sauce before serving.
- Remove from oven and allow standing for at least 15 minutes before serving with rice on the side and a salad.