Mushroom-stuffed chicken with lemon thyme risotto
Ever tried risotto as a side dish? It's perfect with these chicken breasts with a rich porcini stuffing
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 4
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 20 mins
Cook 40 mins
plus 30 mins soakingGluten-free
The uncooked stuffed chicken can be frozen
- Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. First, make the stuffing. Finely chop the soaked porcini and set aside. Heat the oil in a shallow pan, then gently cook the onion for 5 mins, stirring occasionally. Add the porcini, button mushrooms and thyme leaves, season, turn the heat up, then cook for another 5 mins until the mushrooms have softened.
- Add the wine to the pan, then reduce fiercely until nearly dry. Add 50ml of the porcini soaking liquid, then continue to reduce for a couple of mins until you have a syrupy sauce. Allow to cool for a couple of mins, then carefully spoon between the skin and the flesh of the chicken breasts. Can be made a day ahead and chilled, or frozen for 1 month. Defrost in fridge before cooking. Season, place on a baking tray, skin-side up, then cook in the oven for 20 mins, until the chicken is cooked through and golden.
- While the chicken is cooking, make the risotto. Heat the butter and olive oil in a saucepan. Add the celery and onion, then cook over a medium heat for 5 mins until softened. Add the rice, coat it well in the oil, then cook for 1 min. Gradually add the stock a ladleful at a time, stirring with each addition until absorbed. Continue adding the stock and stirring until the risotto is oozing and thick - about 20 mins. Stir in the thyme, lemon juice, zest and Parmesan.
- When the chicken is cooked through and golden, remove from the oven. Spoon the risotto onto serving plates, sprinkle with the extra Parmesan and top with a chicken breast. Spoon over the juices from the chicken pan, then serve immediately.
Tip
If you can't get hold of porcini mushrooms, cook 1 finely chopped bacon rasher and add it to the stuffing to give it a real depth of flavour.
Porcini stuffing
The porcini stuffing has a robust flavour that would also be wonderful in a whole roast chicken. For a meat-free alternative, simply stir the stuffing mix through the rice instead of the lemon thyme and swap the chicken stock for vegetable to make a rich mushroom risotto.
PER SERVING
501 kcalories, protein 47g, carbohydrate 36g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 3g, sugar 6g, salt 1.67 g
Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2009.
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 4
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 20 mins
Cook 40 mins
plus 30 mins soakingGluten-free
The uncooked stuffed chicken can be frozen
Ingredients
FOR THE CHICKEN & STUFFING
- 25g dried porcini mushrooms, soaked in 250ml water for 30 mins, soaking liquid reserved
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion , finely chopped
- 150g pack baby button mushrooms , finely chopped
- 2 thyme sprigs or lemon thyme sprigs, leaves removed and chopped
- 175ml white wine
- 4 skin-on chicken breasts
FOR THE LEMON THYME RISOTTO
PER SERVING
501 kcalories, protein 47g, carbohydrate 36g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 6g, fibre 3g, sugar 6g, salt 1.67 g





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