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Chicken piccata with garlicky greens & new potatoes

SERVES 2 PREP 5 mins COOK 15 mins EASY

£3.63 per serving

200g new potatoes, halved or quartered 300, green beans trimmed
200g spring greens, shredded
2 skinless chicken breasts 3 tsp olive oil 100ml chicken stock or water
1 tbsp drained capers 1 lemon, zested and juiced 2 small garlic cloves, sliced 1 tbsp grated parmesan

1 Cook the new potatoes in a large pan of boiling salted water for 8-10 mins until tender. Add the green beans and spring greens for the last 3 mins. Drain, then separate the greens from the potatoes.

2 While the potatoes are cooking, cut the chicken breasts through the centre lengthways, leaving one side attached so it opens out like a book. Brush each one with 1 tsp of the olive oil, then season.

Heat a large frying pan over a medium-high heat and cook the chicken for 4 mins on each side until golden. Add the stock, capers, lemon juice and zest,

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