Chicken en Papilotte - Many Ways
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, tenderloins removed
- 3 tablespoons green or black olive paste
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3 (12 ounces) new potatoes, washed
- 2 ripe tomatoes
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 small tomatoes, washed and cored and sliced
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Rub the olive paste on both sides of each chicken breast half.
- Cut the potatoes into 1/16th-inch slices and thinly slice the tomatoes.
- Set 4 12-inch squares of foil on the counter.
- Lightly oil the center of each piece of foil and spread some potato slices in the middle; season them with salt and pepper.
- Cover the potatoes with a chicken breast half, then cover with more potato slices, salt and pepper and the tomato slices.
- Wrap the chicken airtight, in a deli sandwich wrap, and set the packages on a baking sheet.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- When the chicken is done unwrap the packages carefully (be careful the steam which will escape when you open the packages does not burn your hands.)
- Transfer the chicken, potatoes, tomatoes and the natural juices to deep plates.
- Variations: Instead of the potatoes spread 1/2 cup drained canned white beans, a couple of slivers of fresh garlic, a leaf or two of fresh sage and a teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil underneath the chicken.
- Top the chicken with the tomatoes.
- Or spread each chicken breast half with 1 teaspoon each of oriental sesame oil, soy sauce and rice vinegar.
- Top each chicken breast half with 1/2 cup sliced jicama; 1 cup raw fresh spinach and 1 sliced scallion.
- Open and garnish with sesame seeds.
- Or, instead of the green olive paste and tomatoes, season each chicken breast half with barbecue sauce or ketchup and top with 1/2 cup of frozen corn kernels; leave the potatoes in (especially good for kids)
skinless, green, vegetable oil, new potatoes, tomatoes, salt, tomatoes
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/chicken-en-papilotte-many-ways-recipe2.html (may not work)