Coming up with new healthy recipes that the whole family will like is a challenge when trying to lose pregnancy weight.
In between fussy children and hungry partners, sometimes it’s difficult to find satisfying yet nutritious meals that are good to include in your healthy eating plan.
This high-protein, low-calorie recipe for Honey Lemon Chicken Drumsticks is ideal for a mid-week meal because it is packed with flavour and nutrition, but simple to make with a few ingredients.
Ingredients:
- 8 skinless chicken drumsticks
- 1 tablespoons of olive oil
- Third of a cup of honey
- Juice of one lemon
- 1 cup of rocket
- 1 red chilli, finely sliced
- 1 large handful of alfalfa sprouts
Optional Extras:
- Replace the rocket with baby spinach or other salad greens
- Leave out the chilli and use chopped cherry tomatoes instead
- If you don’t have a lemon on hand, use the juice of another citrus fruit, like a lime or an orange
Method:
- Preheat an oven to 200 degrees Celsius.
- Combine the oil, honey and lemon juice in a bowl, then pour into a baking tray.
- Place chicken drumsticks in the tray ensuring that the drumsticks are coated with the honey, lemon and oil mixture.
- Bake for 40 minutes in the oven, turning once to ensure all sides of the drumsticks are cooked.
- While the chicken is cooking, place the rocket, alfalfa and chilli on a large serving platter.
- When the chicken is browned and cooked through, remove from the oven and arrange on the serving platter on top of the rocket mix and serve immediately.
Serves: 4 Calories per serve: 289
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