Basil Garlic Chicken with Fruit Insalata/ Salad (A Healthy Meal)

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Ingredients

  • 1 Chicken Breast slit open like a heart
  • as per taste Salt
  • as needed Crushed Black Peppercorns
  • 3-4 Mushroom sliced
  • 4-5 Garlic cloves sliced
  • As needed Few Italian Sweet Basil leaves
  • 1 Big sized Chilli sliced (optional)
  • 2 Tbsps Olive oil
  • 2 tbsps Butter (optional)
  • as needed Remaining oil & butter in the Pan
  • 2 tbsps Maida/ All-purpose Flour
  • 1 Cup Milk
  • as per taste Salt
  • as needed Black pepper crushed
  • 1 Mango Peeled & Chopped
  • 1 Nectarine Chopped
  • 1 Apple Chopped
  • 1 Kiwi peeled and chopped
  • as required Few Grapes (White / Black / Brown)
  • As needed Few Blueberry (optional)
  • as required Few Blackberry (optional)
  • as required Few Strawberry (optional)
  • As per requirement Few Pickled Jalapenos Chopped or Sliced
  • as required Few Gherkins Chopped
  • as required Few Olives Sliced (green or black)
  • 1 small Onion chopped
  • As required Few Cherry Tomatoes halved
  • As required Few Lettuce leaves roughly torn / chopped
  • As required Few Italian Sweet Basil leaves chiffonaded (optional)
  • as needed Freshly Crushed Black peppercorns
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1-2 tbsps Balsamic Vinegar

Steps

  1. First prepare the ingredients for salad. Put everything in a bowl except the salt, pepper and Balsamic vinegar. At the time of serving add the seasoning and serve fresh, till then keep it in the fridge and prepare the chicken.
  2. Slit open the the chicken breast. Sprinkle it with black pepper and salt. Heat olive oil and butter in a pan. Put the chicken breast and sear both sides, them add the basil, garlic, mushroom and chilli and cover and cook on a low or medium low flame for about 15-20 minutes. Turn the sides while it's cooking. Once done, put it on a plate and serve with the Fruit Salad.
  3. Note: (white sauce) If you want you can make white sauce with the remaining oil and butter mix in the Pan. After taking out the Chicken Breast, Mushrooms, add the maida and roast it for 2 minutes or so and then add the milk, stirring it while you pour to avoid lumps. Add in the salt and pepper and cook for few minutes. Once done, add it on top of the chicken and serve hot.