Italian roast chicken with rosemary potatoes recipe
- 750 g (26.5oz) Maris Piper potatoes, peeled and diced into 2cm cubes
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 2 plump cloves garlic, crushed
- 3 stalks rosemary, leaves chopped
- 4 skinless chicken breasts
- 250 g (8.8oz) mozzarella cheese, sliced
- 8 basil leaves
- 8 slices pancetta or Parma ham
- 175 g (6.2oz) cherry tomatoes
- Pre-heat your oven to 200C/180C fan/gas mark 6.
- Put the cubed potatoes into a roasting tray and toss in 2 tbsp of the olive oil, the garlic, chopped rosemary, salt and pepper.
- Place in the oven and roast for 20 minutes, turning occasionally.
- If they are starting to brown too quickly, cover loosely with foil.
- Using a sharp knife, make a deep incision down one side of each chicken breast to form a pocket in each.
- Divide the sliced mozzarella and basil leaves between them and place into the pockets, season with salt and pepper.
- Wrap two slices of pancetta or Parma ham around each stuffed chicken breast and sit the chicken in a baking dish.
- Drizzle with the remaining olive oil and place in the oven for 10 minutes.
- Scatter the cherry tomatoes around the chicken and return to the oven for a further 8-10 minutes until the tomato skins have split and they are starting to become all juicy.
- Serve the cooked chicken and tomatoes with the crunchy flavoursome potatoes.
potatoes, olive oil, garlic, stalks rosemary, chicken breasts, mozzarella cheese, basil, pancetta
Taken from www.lovefood.com/guide/recipes/44203/italian-roast-chicken-with-rosemary-potatoes-recipe (may not work)