Chicken with Mustard Marinade and Rissoni

Chicken with Mustard Marinade and Rissoni

The whole family enjoyed this one- and it was the very first time I did it and turned out great! Try it! The marinade is a weight watchers recipe- so low in fat. I decided on chicken but apparently you can use this marinade on fish too- but only marinate it for 15 mins. I also decided to use rissoni to serve it with as a change from rice or potatoes. Rissoni, for those who have never had it before, is small pasta that looks like large flat grains of rice. You get it from the pasta section at the supermarket. I cut the chicken small so it cooks fast- so even though the chicken took 30 mins to marinade it was still a pretty quick weeknight dish cause it takes very little time to cook.

Time taken?: About 40 minutes including marinating time.

2 year old friendly?: Yes! I am happy to say that he liked this one!

Serves 3-4

INGREDIENTS
500g chicken breast, cut into 2-3 cm cubes
1 heaped tbs wholegrain or dijon mustard
1 tbs olive oil
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tps grated lemon rind
1/3 cup lemon juice
About 1/2 500g packet of rissoni

METHOD
Whisk the mustard, oil, garlic, lemon rind and lemon juice in a medium bowl. Add chicken to the marinade and mix to combine. Marinate in the fridge for 30 mins (or more).
Meanwhile, put a medium saucepan of water on to boil. Once the water is boiling heavily, add a generous amount of salt and cook the rissoni until al dente. Drain and stir through a little splash of olive oil and season with pepper and a little salt.
Heat a large frypan on medium-high heat. Cook marinated chicken until cooked through and slightly browned.
Serve chicken on top of the rissoni and with a simple garden salad.