If you're after a lighter roast dinner option, try Rosemary Conley's delicious diet roast chicken recipe. Only 124 cals and using cheap chicken thighs, it's a winner all round!
Ingredients
- 4 chicken thighs, skin removed
- 2 tbsps good-quality balsamic vinegar
- 1 red onion, finely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, sliced
- 2 fresh sage leaves
- 2 red peppers, deseeded and cut into quarters
- 2 tbsps chopped fresh parsley
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
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Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas Mark 6.
- Place the chicken pieces on a non-stick roasting tray. Drizzle balsamic vinegar over, then sprinkle with the onion and garlic and season. Add the sage leaves and red pepper quarters, then pour 150ml of water into the base of the roasting tin.
- Roast in the centre of the oven for 30 minutes, basting every 10 minutes to prevent the chicken from drying out. Sprinkle parsley over and serve with new potatoes and fresh vegetables.
Top Tip for making Rosemary Conley's balsamic roast chicken
You can also roast a whole chicken using this method - just increase the remaining ingredients proportionately and roast in the oven at 190°C, 375°F, Gas Mark 5, allowing 20 minutes per 450g/1lb plus 20 minutes extra.
Rosemary Conley CBE was born in Leicestershire and is now one of the most successful diets and fitness experts with 50 years of experience in helping people lose weight and get fitter. Conley began her career after her own weight loss journey in 1972, and shortly after started running evening classes for local women wanting to lose weight and established her company: Slimming & Grooming Club, which became a franchise with 80,000 members and 180 clubs across the UK. After her franchise, she became internationally famous for her exercise programme, The Hip and Thigh diet, which was centered around a low-fat diet regime. She believes it is essential for your diet to be healthy in order to live a healthy, long life. If you like the sound of Rosemary's outlook and way of cooking, why not try our favourite Rosemary Conley recipes.
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