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Does salt and pepper chicken come top of your takeaway menu? Our brand-new addition to the Slimming World frozen food range (available at Iceland and the Food Warehouse) is a fabulously slimming-friendly alternative. 

If you’d prefer to make your own, this salt and pepper chicken recipe is super simple. Just throw everything into a bowl, marinate, and cook! 

Serve with egg fried rice and stir-fried veg for a Chinese-style supper. Or, throw your homemade kebabs on the barbecue for a flame-grilled feast from the East!  

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Salt and pepper chicken skewers recipe 

Serves 4 
FREE 
ready in 45 mins (plus marinating) 

What you need: 

1/2 tsp garlic granules  
1/3 tsp onion granules  
1/4 tsp ground cumin  
1/4 tsp Chinese five-spice powder*  
1/2 tsp salt  
2/3 tsp black peppercorns, crushed 
600g skinless and boneless chicken breasts, cut into large chunks  

*Watch out for spice/seasoning blends that have added ingredients (like sugar, oil or starch). To protect your weight loss, count ½ Syn per level tsp/1½ Syns per level tbsp.

What you do: 

1. Mix together the garlic granules, onion granules, cumin, five-spice, salt, pepper and 3 tbsp water in a large bowl. Add the chicken, stir well and leave to marinate in the fridge for at least 1 hour if possible (or overnight for the very best flavour). 

2. Preheat your oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/gas 6. 

3. Thread the chicken chunks onto 4 long skewers (if you’re using wooden skewers, soak them in warm water for at least 20 minutes first, so they don’t burn). Spread out the skewers on a non-stick baking tray and cook on the middle shelf of the oven for 35 minutes or until cooked through. Serve with your favourite vegetables. 

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