When using fresh after eight mint chicken will be bursting with flavour.

A very easy recipe to make:

The fresh after eight mint has a unique flavour
and the peppers adds a crunchy texture.

Fresh after eight mint is often used in cold drinks or desserts (like cakes). But as the recipe below shows it can also add a great different flavour to savoury main meals

How to make fresh after eight chicken

Ingredients:

2 chicken breast fillets, cut into bite-size pieces
1 cup fresh after eight mint leaves (chopped)
1 onion, chopped
1 red pepper, deseeded and cut into chunks
4 garlic cloves, crushed
1tsp mild chilli powder
1tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp salt and pepper (to taste)
1/2tsp ground cinnamon – optional
500g passata

Equipment

Large saucepan
Knife

Instructions

Prepare the ingredients
- chop the onion and pepper into small pieces
- peel and crush the garlic cloves
- chop the chicken into bitesize pieces
- Pick the mint,remove the leaves from the stem and chop into small pieces
Fry the chicken
- add oil into a large frying pan
- fry the chicken until well cooked (no pink bits inside)
- remove from frying pan
Fry ingredients
- add onion and pepper into the frying pan and fry until onion is soft – about 3 to 5 minutes
- add garlic and fry for another minute
- add passata, chilli powder, cumin, cinnamon and salt
Prepare dish
- add the chicken into the frying pan and simmer for 10 minutes
- just before the end add the chopped fresh after eight mint

How to use the fresh after eight mint chicken

Great served with white rice.

Fresh mint will make a real difference

Fresh mint leaves add real flavour to many recipes, like the after eight mint chicken recipe.

You can buy Fresh Mint in many shops (for example you can Buy it on Amazon)

But it’s also very easy to grow at home.

For example the After eight mint on the right.

Was planted from a plug plant
Grown in a pot (to stop it taking over the garden)
And ready to use withing 30 days.
And will keep growing and growing

If you want to grow your own mint at home then all you need is a plug plant and a pot.

But do note the different mint types all have a unique flavour (Orange mint, Spearmint, Apple Mint, etc.).

How to grow mint

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Fresh after eight mint chicken

Great main meal that is bursting with flavour

Course Main Course

Cuisine spanish

Keyword after eight mint chicken, fresh after eight mint recipe

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 20

Servings people

Author Minze Vries

Cost £3.50

Equipment

1 Large frying plan
1 Chef Knife

Ingredients

2 Chicken breasts
1 cup Fresh after eight mint leaves
1 Onion
1 red pepper
4 garlic cloves
1 tsp Mild Curry Powder
1 tsp Ground cumin
1/2 tsp Salt and Pepper (To taste)
1/2 tsp Ground cinnamon (Optional)
500 g Passata

Instructions

Prepare the ingredients
– chop the onion and pepper into small pieces
– peel and crush the garlic cloves
– chop the chicken into bitesize pieces
– Pick the mint,remove the leaves from the stem and chop into small pieces
Fry the chicken
– add oil into a large frying pan
– fry the chicken until well cooked (no pink bits inside)
– remove from frying pan
Fry ingredients
– add onion and pepper into the frying pan and fry until onion is soft (about 3 to 5 minutes)
– add garlic and fry for another minute
– add passata, chilli powder, cumin, cinnamon and salt
Prepare dish
– add the chicken into the frying pan and simmer for 10 minutes
– just before the end add the chopped fresh after eight mint