Peppered chicken with watercress
Perk up your chicken with this cheesy recipe, perfect for livening up a freezer favourite. Just five ingredients too
Difficulty and servings
Serves 2
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 10 mins
Cook 25 mins
- Heat oven to 200C/fan 180C/gas 6. Chop a handful of watercress, then mix into the cheese. Make a finger-tip length cut into the thick end of the chicken, pushing the knife two-thirds of the way through the breast. Poke your fingers into the incision and loosen the chicken to create a hole. Stuff with the Boursin mix, then wrap tightly with bacon.
- Lift onto a baking tray and roast for 25 mins or until the chicken is cooked through and the bacon is golden. Meanwhile, boil the potatoes for 15 mins or until tender. Serve the chicken and potatoes together with some more watercress and any juices from the chicken spooned over.
Peppered cream cheese
To make your own soft cream cheese with pepper, crush whole black peppercorns using a pestle and mortar, then blend with soft cheese, such as Philadelphia, goat's cheese or ricotta.
Per serving
441 kcalories, protein 44g, carbohydrate 33g, fat 16 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 3g, salt 1.43 g
Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2007.
'The Peppered chicken with watercress was fab. We loved the crunchy bacon and cheesy burst we got when cutting into it. A really tasty, simple 35-minute meal.'
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Difficulty and servings
Serves 2
Preparation and cooking times
Prep 10 mins
Cook 25 mins
Easily halved or doubled
Ingredients
- 85g bag watercress
- 2 tbsp Boursin cheese with black pepper (available from Waitrose and Sainsbury's)
- 2 skinless chicken breasts
- 4 rashers streaky bacon
- 400g new potatoes
Per serving
441 kcalories, protein 44g, carbohydrate 33g, fat 16 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 3g, salt 1.43 g






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