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Chicken Breast with Pumpkin and Spinach
by Chef Max Mariola · 1.1M subscribers on YouTube
A delicious chicken breast dish with crispy skin, sautéed pumpkin, spinach, leek and red onion, topped with croutons and a creamy yogurt-mint sauce.
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
16 items- Petto di Pollo con Pellewhole breast with skin
- Pumpkin
- Spinach
- Leek
- Red Onion
- Aglio di SulmonaSulmona garlic
- Sandwich Breadsliced bread
- Greek Yogurt
- 1/2 pcsLemonjuice only
- Butter
- Parmigiano Reggianograted
- Mintfresh leaves
- Olive Oilextra virgin
- Salt
- Black Pepperfreshly ground
- Rosemaryfresh sprig
Method
- Peel and dice the pumpkin into small cubes.
- Blanch the spinach in boiling salted water, then drain.
- Prepare the yogurt sauce: mix Greek yogurt, juice of half a lemon, chopped mint, salt and pepper.
- Cut the bread into cubes and toast in a pan with oil and rosemary until golden.
- Sprinkle the croutons with grated Parmesan and pepper.
- In a pan, heat oil and butter, add leek and red onion, then the diced pumpkin and rosemary. Sauté.
- Add the drained spinach and mix well.
- Cook the chicken breast with skin: place skin-side down in a hot pan with oil, cook until crispy, then flip. Lower the heat and cook until done (press with finger – it springs back; skewer inserted in thickest part comes out hot).
- To serve: place vegetables on a plate, slice the chicken, top with croutons and drizzle with the yogurt sauce.
Chef Max Mariola
Professional chefReviewer1.1M subscribers on YouTube400.6M total channel viewsChef italiano. Ricette cucinate a casa, focus completo sulle ricette.


