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Corn-fed chicken legs with braised peas & onions
Photo: Lily Banse

Corn-fed chicken legs with braised peas & onions

10 ingredients Serves 4 openrecipes
Corn-fed chicken legs with braised peas & onions

This flavoursome and tender dish makes a great summer alternative to a Sunday roast

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

512
Calories
37g
Protein
30g
Fat
25g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 large corn-fed chicken legs (about 300-350g each)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • a small handful thyme sprigs
  • 1 fat garlic clove , lightly crushed, skin on
  • 20g butter
  • 25g butter
  • 200g baby or pickling onions , peeled
  • a few sprigs thyme
  • 600g peas , thawed if frozen
  • 2 Little Gem lettuce heads, shredded

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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