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Cold Poached Chicken Breasts with Tuna Basil Sauce Recipe

Cold Poached Chicken Breasts with Tuna Basil Sauce Recipe

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Cold Poached Chicken Breasts with Tuna Basil Sauce

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Ingredients:

Serving

3 large whole chicken breasts with skin and bone (about 1 1/4 lb each)
a 6 1/2-oz can tuna packed in olive oil, drained well
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup plain yogurt
3 anchovy fillets
1 tbsp drained bottled capers plus additional for garnish
2 tbsp fresh lemon juice , or to taste
1/3 cup finely chopped fresh basil leaves
lemon slices for garnish
mixed brine-cured black olives such as nicoise and kalamata as an accompaniment

Directions:

In a kettle combine the chicken breasts with enough cold water to cover them by 1 inch and remove them. Bring the water to a boil, add salt and pepper to taste, and return the chicken to the kettle. Poach the chicken at a bare simmer for 18 minutes, remove the kettle from the heat, and let the chicken cool in the liquid for 30 minutes. Drain the chicken and let it stand until it is cool enough to be handled. Discard the skin and bones from the chicken, removing each breast half carefully from the bone in one piece, and chill the chicken, wrapped well in plastic wrap, for at least 6 hours or overnight.
In a blender or food processor blend together the tuna, the mayonnaise, the yogurt, the anchovies, 1 tablespoon of the capers, the lemon juice, and salt and pepper to taste until the sauce is smooth, transfer the sauce to an airtight container, and chill it for at least 6 hours or overnight.
Cut the chicken breasts diagonally into 1/4-inch-thick slices and transfer a breast to each of 6 dinner plates. Just before serving, stir the chopped basil and salt and pepper to taste into the sauce. Spoon some of the sauce over each breast, garnish the chicken with the additional capers, the basil sprigs, and the lemon slices, and serve it with the olives.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	370.73 Kcal (1552 kJ)
Calories from fat	254.3 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	28.26g	43%
Cholesterol	92.17mg	31%
Sodium	681.49mg	28%
Potassium	287.12mg	6%
Total Carbs	8.72g	3%
Sugars	1.03g	4%
Dietary Fiber	1.01g	4%
Protein	21.34g	43%
Vitamin C	2.4mg	4%
Iron	1mg	6%
Calcium	42.5mg	4%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	283.31 Kcal (1186 kJ)
Calories from fat	194.33 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	21.59g	43%
Cholesterol	70.43mg	31%
Sodium	520.78mg	28%
Potassium	219.41mg	6%
Total Carbs	6.66g	3%
Sugars	0.79g	4%
Dietary Fiber	0.78g	4%
Protein	16.31g	43%
Vitamin C	1.8mg	4%
Iron	0.8mg	6%
Calcium	32.5mg	4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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