I love trying out new recipes and especially those that you can whip up quickly for a mid-week meal. This easy recipe from Jamie Oliver is quick to make and tastes amazing. It is also cost-effective and not too heavy on the hips at just 618 calories per serving.
Ingredients
- 320g sheet of all-butter puff pastry
- 4 tsp green pesto
- 4 x 120g skinless chicken breasts
- 400g cherry tomatoes on the vine
- 400g green beans
Method
1 Preheat oven to 220ºC/425ºF/gas 7.
2 Unroll pastry and cut lengthways once and then cut each half into 8 strips.
3 Flatten the chicken with a rolling pin so that it is the same thickness end to end.
4 Place the chicken in a baking tray, season and cover with pesto.
5 Cover each fillet with 4 pieces of pastry, overlap and tuck the pastry under at the ends before brushing with a little olive oil.
6 Place the tomatoes in a baking tray with the vine and drizzle with olive oil and season.
7 Place the chicken parcels on the top shelf of the oven with the tomatoes on the shelf below and roast for 20 minutes.
8 Trim the green beans and cook for between 5 and 10 minutes until tender.
9 Drain the beans, plate up along with the flaky pastry chicken and top with tomatoes.
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Ingredients
Method
- Preheat oven to 220ºC/425ºF/gas 7.
- Unroll pastry and cut lengthways once and then cut each half into 8 strips.
- Flatten the chicken with a rolling pin so that it is the same thickness end to end.
- Place the chicken in a baking tray, season and cover with pesto.
- Cover each fillet with 4 pieces of pastry, overlap and tuck the pastry under at the ends before brushing with a little olive oil.
- Place the tomatoes in a baking tray with the vine and drizzle with olive oil and season.
- Place the chicken parcels on the top shelf of the oven with the tomatoes on the shelf below and roast for 20 minutes.
- Trim the green beans and cook for between 5 and 10 minutes until tender.
- Drain the beans and plate up, beans then chicken and top with the tomatoes.
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Yum! This has made me feel so hungry! It looks so good x
This looks delicious – I do love flaky pastry. I will have to try this
Definitely trying this one
yummy! i love anything like this!
These look so tasty! I’ll have to try this recipe out.
Delicious a nice combination to have
This looks so yummy!!
This looks delicious and something the whole family would enjoy! Xx
This looks really good! I’m going to try over the weekend.
I do like a quick supper idea. Pesto and chicken are such a yummy combination. #mmbc
This sounds delicious. I’m not a great cook, but I’ll definitely be trying this out x
Pesto is so versatile isn’t it! Love the sound of this recipe #MMBC
This looks so good – it would be a great dish for guests. #MMBC
This sounds like a lovely midweek meal.
Yum! Love pesto and puff pastry. #MMBC
Oh wow, this does sound and look delicious
This looks fab and pretty easy to make, my other half will love this thanks xx
Wow! I’m loving this recipe and it’s very easy to prepare too. Great dish for the heat if you pair it with a nice cold salad. Thanks for sharing
Sounds delicious one I’ll be trying soon