Crisp Italian chicken & polenta

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1. Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Using your fingers, roughly break up the polenta into small chunks and scatter in the bottom of a small roasting tin. Tip in the parmesan and mix. Sit the chicken breasts, cherry tomatoes, rosemary and garlic on top of the polenta, drizzle with olive oil, then season to taste.
2. Roast for 25 mins until the chicken skin is crisp and golden, and the polenta and cheese are turning crusty around the edges. Serve with a green salad.

Make it with potatoes

Use small chunks of unpeeled potato instead of the polenta.

Per serving

513 kcalories, protein 40g, carbohydrate 47g, fat 20 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 7g, salt 4.63 g

'I enjoyed the polenta - the first time I had used it - and the dish was simple to prepare. Make sure you buy ready-to-use polenta , as some need pre-cooking.'

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• tuffit

  02 November 2007

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  My Gluten Free family LOVED this recipe. My non-gluten free guests loved it too! Easy midweek meal!

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• bunnymonster

  24 November 2007

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  Fantastic! Tastes really indulgent! Looks great with a green salad!

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  03 January 2008

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  Have made this lots of times - quick, easy, delicious, full of flavour

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• Dannii1981

  15 January 2008

  Dannii1981 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This recipe is so fantastically simple and until this I had never had polenta before. We have this at least twice a month now

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• DomesticLou

  02 March 2008

  DomesticLou rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Lovely, dead simple & quick & super tasty. I was amazed how the flavours all seemed to mingle together - really good. I'll do it with potatoes next time I think

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• extra_strong_mint

  21 March 2008

  extra_strong_mint rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was a really delicious and easy meal. Will definitely make this again and again. The only changes I made to the recipe was to increase the cloves of garlic to 4 (sliced lengthways) and I finely chopped the rosemary leaves. Superb.

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• Angfen

  12 April 2008

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  Good and healthy recipe but nothing special

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• Weeze

  02 June 2008

  Weeze commented on this recipe

  Made this at the weekend, was really easy and very tasty. First time I had tried polenta and will definitely use it again.

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• Neph

  25 July 2008

  Neph commented on this recipe

  I just love this dish! Also sometimes when I want to just change it slightly: Stuff the chicken breasts with mascarpone, grana pandano or any other hard italian cheese and mozzarella OR Mascarpone, choice of your favourite blue cheese and mozzarrella. Then just cook as normal. Very quick and delicious I will also throw in some red onions to roast with the poltenta and tomatoes for more flavour

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• Fran

  14 August 2008

  Fran rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This dish is great. I add subsitute thyme for the rosemary, add chorizo, chopped green pepper and some chopped chilli. Spicy but delicious. The chorizo gives the polenta a lovely colour and a bit of extra flavour, as it can be a little bland.

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• astroboy

  14 September 2008

  astroboy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Made this for a dinner party and it was hugely popular. Never knew polenta could be so tasty! Added one courgette and chopped red onion plus 4 cloves garlic and finely chopped rosemary and thyme (after having read all previous reviews). You could really add anything though - I'm thinking a leek instead of the onion could also be good. Doesn't need any salt added due to the parmesan

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• Jake O

  15 January 2009

  Jake O rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I was surprised how well this turned out for me, considering how quick and easy it was to make. Very tasty. This was my first time cooking polenta, as far as I can remember, eating polenta - a great subsititute for potatoes.

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• Cat

  14 May 2009

  Cat rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I think I needed a bigger roasting tin for this - the polenta ended up buried under the chicken and tomatoes, so it was soft and soggy rather than crispy. I found that the garlic got a touch 'caramelised', too, and would probably have been better tucked in rather than sitting on top. Having said that, this was tasty enough that I'll be trying it again, with a few of the variations other people have suggested.

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  22 October 2009

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  Yum yum, this was so quick and easy to make and turned out delicious.

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• Kate

  15 November 2009

  Kate rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Not sure if I missed something with this but just found it really bland and not at all special. Perhaps will try again with some of the suggestions above (got this from the Good Food cookbook before looking on here) and add extra parmesan. Also used polenta that I made myself instead of ready bought - perhaps that would be better? Any ideas appreciated - thanks

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Ingredients

• 500g pack ready-to-use polenta
• 25g parmesan , grated
• 2 skin-on boneless chicken breast fillets
• 250g pack cherry tomatoes
• leaves from a few sprigs rosemary , torn
• 1 garlic clove , sliced
• 2 tbsp olive oil

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Serves 2

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 5 mins

Cook 25 mins

Gluten-free

Ingredients

• 500g pack ready-to-use polenta
• 25g parmesan , grated
• 2 skin-on boneless chicken breast fillets
• 250g pack cherry tomatoes
• leaves from a few sprigs rosemary , torn
• 1 garlic clove , sliced
• 2 tbsp olive oil

Per serving

513 kcalories, protein 40g, carbohydrate 47g, fat 20 g, saturated fat 5g, fibre 7g, salt 4.63 g

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