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Stuffed Cypriot Chicken, Asparagus & Tomatoes Printer Friendly Copy
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Serves 4 Prep  15 mins Cooking 15 mins Easy  
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Ingredients

Chicken
small bunch parsley
small bunch basil
8 sun-dried tomatoes in oil
100g feta cheese
zest of 1 lemon
4 chicken breasts, skin on, bone in
4 sprigs fresh rosemary
Veg
200g cherry tomatoes
small bunch of herbs such as rosemary, thyme, bay
250g asparagus
a few black olives(optional)


Flatbreads
1 tsp oregano
6 flatbreads






  1. Chop the parsley, basil and sun-dried tomatoes and use the oil of the sun-dried tomatoes to bind them all together. Add a pinch of pepper. Crumble over the feta, finely grate over the lemon zest and mix again.

  2. Drizzle olive oil into one of the frying pans. Add the vine tomatoes and the herb sprigs. Reduce to a low heat.

  3. Tear off a big sheet of greaseproof paper and line up the chicken breasts, skin side down, on top. Use a small knife to carefully fold back the fillets and cut a little pocket in each one, slitting and cutting down until you can open each breast like a book. Divide the filling into the middle of each breast, pat it down, then fold the chicken back over to cover. Make sure you wash your hands afterwards.

  4. Add 2 tbsp of olive oil to the empty frying pan. Using tongs, lay the chicken, skin side down. Scrunch up a sheet of greaseproof under the tap. Flatten out and tuck over the chicken, then leave to cook, shaking the pan every now and again.

  5. On a chopping board, Sprinkle salt & pepper, add a tsp of oregano and some olive oil. Wipe and roll the flatbreads in these flavours. Scrunch up another large piece of greaseproof under the tap, flatten, then stack the breads up on it and wrap. Put in the oven. Fill and boil the kettle.

  6. Trim the ends of the asparagus, throwing the tips into the pan whole. Mix and toss, then add some black olives, if using.

  7. By now the chicken should be golden underneath, so carefully turn each breast over and add 4 small sprigs of rosemary to the pan. Recover with the greaseproof.  Put a medium frying pan on top of the chicken to push it down a bit and help it crisp up. When the chicken is ready, transfer to a serving plate and slice it to make sure it is cooked through. Pour over the juices from the pan and serve with the flatbreads and the veg, so people can help themselves.

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