Chicken and new potato salad

A delicious twist on classic potato salad. A guaranteed family favourite.

Serves: 5

Preparation time:  15 minutes

Cooking time:  1 hour

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You will need

  • 2 free-range chicken legs
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 3 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • 1 lemon, cut into wedges
  • 400g new potatoes
  • 100g fine green beans, trimmed and halved
  • 1 bunch spring onions, finely chopped
  • 150g cherry tomatoes
  • 2 little gem lettuce cut into wedges
  • 2 tablespoons natural yogurt
  • Handful fresh mint, finely choppped
  • Juice of half a lemon
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Recipe Information

Step by step guide to making Chicken and new potato salad

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C, 180°C fan, gas 6. Place the chicken legs in a roasting tin and rub the olive oil all over the skin. Place the rosemary and the lemon wedges over the chicken.
  2. Cover the chicken with a large sheet of foil and bake for 45 minutes, then remove the foil and cook for a further 15 minutes until cooked through. Leave to cool and rest for about 15 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, place the new potatoes in a medium saucepan, cover with water and cook for 10 minutes. Add the green beans to the pan with the potatoes and cook all together for a further 7 minutes.
  4. Drain the potatoes and beans and place in a large serving bowl. While still warm, add the spring onions and toss together well.
  5. Remove the meat from the chicken legs and either chop of simply tear into bite-sized pieces. Add the chicken to the bowl with the potatoes and beans, tossing everything together well.
  6. Squeeze out the juice from the roasted lemons into the bowl, too.Mix all the dressing ingredients together, then pour over the chicken and vegetables and toss together well.
  7. Spoon into a large rigid plastic container to take to the picnic. Serve with cherry tomatoes and lettuce.

For baby: Place the cooked chicken (making sure to check for any small bones) and beans with a little no-salt stock or water in a blender and whizz until puréed, then mix with mashed new potatoes and a little extra natural yogurt.

This recipe is suitable for: Pregnant-mums, newborns, toddlers and pre-school.

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Nutritional information for Chicken and new potato salad

Nutritional information for Chicken and new potato salad

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Calories Recipes approved for families by the British Nutrition Foundation (unspecified) kcal
Total Fat Recipes approved for families by the British Nutrition Foundation (unspecified)g
Saturated Fat Recipes approved for families by the British Nutrition Foundation (unspecified)g
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