Chicken Breasts With Garbanzo Beans Tomatoes And Smoked Paprika Recipes

CHICKEN BREASTS WITH GARBANZO BEANS, TOMATOES AND SMOKED PAPRIKA

Steps:

• Ideally prepare several hours or all day in advance for flavours to marinate.
• Make spice mixture: mix first 4 ingredients and divide in half. Be sure to use smoked paprika. It is the key ingredient!
• Mix 1/2 of spice mixture with olive oil. Set other half aside.
• Add 1 TBSP of oil mixture to the yogurt. Mix and put in refrigerator. Tip: yogurt mixture is very good. Consider making more, using some extra oil mixture.
• In a separate bowl, mix chickpeas, tomatoes, corn, second half of spice mixture and 1/2 of the chopped cilantro. Set aside to marinate.
• Place chicken breasts in oil mixture and toss to coat. Set aside to marinate.
• When you are ready to cook, preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Place chicken in a pan and pour the bean mixture over and around it.
• Roast chicken until thoroughly cooked (about 20 minutes).
• Transfer chicken to plates, spooning bean mixture over it. Sprinkle with remaining fresh cilantro. Serve with yogurt mixture.
• If there are any leftovers, place shredded chicken and bean sauce in pita bread and top with yogurt sauce.

ROAST CHICKEN BREASTS WITH GARBANZO BEANS, TOMATOES AND PAPRIKA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450.
• Mix first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl.
• Pour 1 teaspoon spiced oil mixture into a small bowl; whisk in yogurt and set aside for sauce.
• Place chicken on large rimmed baking sheet.
• Rub 2 tablespoons spiced oil mixture over chicken.
• To remaining oil mixture in bowl add beans, tomatoes and 1/2 cup chopped chilantro. Toss to coat.
• Pour bean mixture around chicken.
• Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
• Roast until chicken is cooked through 30 to 40 minutes.
• Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup cilantro.
• Transfer chicken to plates.
• Spoon bean mixture over chicken.
• Serve with yogurt sauce.