Chicken with spring herbs

Chicken with spring herbs

Roasting chicken breasts on top of vegetables and wine helps keep them succulent by crisping the tops but steaming the underneath

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 20 mins

Method

  1. Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Mix the herbs with the mascarpone and season well. Lift the skin carefully off the chicken breasts and spread a quarter of the mixture on each breast. Put the skin back down and smooth it gently over the mascarpone.
  2. Put the leeks or spring onions in a baking dish, cut-side up, and pour the white wine over. Season. Arrange the chicken on top of the vegetables. Dot the butter over the chicken and leeks and roast for 20 minutes until the chicken skin is crisp and the leeks tender.

Recipe from olive magazine, March 2005.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Ready in 20 mins

Ingredients

  • a handful of chervil leaves, finely chopped
  • ½ bunch or pack parsley , finely chopped
  • 2 tbsp mint
  • 1x 250g tub mascarpone
  • 4 chicken breasts (you'll need skin on for this)
  • 6 leeks , or 12 spring onions, sliced lengthways
  • 1 glass white wine
  • 25g butter
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