Stuffed Cypriot Chicken, Asparagus & Tomatoes |
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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
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Veg
200g cherry tomatoes
small bunch of herbs such as rosemary, thyme, bay
250g asparagus
a few black olives(optional)
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Flatbreads
1 tsp oregano
6 flatbreads
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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.
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Drizzle olive oil into one of
the frying pans. Add the vine tomatoes and the herb
sprigs. Reduce to a low heat.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Trim the ends of the
asparagus, throwing the tips into the pan whole. Mix and
toss, then add some black olives, if using.
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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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