Recipe: Light and healthy Italian chicken steak and salad for weight watchers

This recipe for Italian chicken steak and salad is great as it uses fresh ingredients like salad leaves, corn, capsicum and tomatoes, and utilises the chicken breast which is the leanest meat one can get.

Who says healthy meals can't be filling? Or that it is difficult to keep feeling satiated if you haven't eaten any carbs like bread or rice with your meal. However, if you are hoping to skip out on carbs, whether it is to lose a few kilos or just to avoid feeling bloated or lazy after your meal, it is very possible to do so by skipping out the carb element of your meal with a salad. This recipe for Italian chicken steak and salad is great as it uses fresh ingredients like salad leaves, corn, capsicum and tomatoes, and utilises the chicken breast which is the leanest meat one can get. Try this quick and easy recipe that will take under 45 minutes to make and enjoy a light and healthy meal without hunting for expensive ingredients or wasting too much time. Read on:

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INGREDIENTS

Whole chicken breast

1 TBSP Oregano

Salad leaves as per choice

Half cup sweet corn

One chopped onion

One coloured Capsicum chopped

One Tomato chopped

Salt and pepper to taste

1 teaspoon Balsamic vinegar

INSTRUCTIONS

Marinate the chicken breast with salt, pepper, balsamic vinegar. Add half the oregano to the chicken and let it rest for 30 mins

Heat a pan very hot put the chicken on it and top it with all the chopped vegetables. Let the chicken seal from one side. Flip over the chicken and roast the other side too.

Let the vegetables also get lightly roasted. Sprinkle salt, pepper, little oregano on the vegetables.

For the plating, start with the salad leaves, then place the roasted vegetables on the center, followed by sprinkling the sweet corn. Sprinkle the rest of the oregano and little salt. Slice the roasted chicken breast and place it on top of the vegetables. Serve hot and enjoy on your own or with your loved ones, increase the quantity as per the number of people eating.

(Recipe courtesy Better Butter)