Italian chicken with ham, basil & beans

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1. Season the chicken thighs all over with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Pinch off 8 sprigs from the basil (about 3 leaves each per sprig) and lay one on top of each chicken thigh. Wrap each thigh in a piece of ham, with the ends tucked underneath.
2. Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Heat the oil in a large roasting tin over two of the burners on the hob. Add the chicken and fry for about 4 mins or until the ham is just crisped and the chicken is lightly golden. Turn and repeat.
3. Meanwhile, cut the garlic bulbs in half around the middle and halve the tomatoes if small, quarter them if they're big. Pick the leaves from the rest of the basil. Once the chicken has browned on both sides, add all of the tomatoes, half of the basil and the wine. Season then cover with foil and leave to cook slowly in the oven for 40 mins.
4. Take out of the oven and turn the heat up to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Remove the foil from the pan and stir the beans into the tomatoey juices. Return to the oven, uncovered, for 30 mins until the tomatoes, chicken and garlic are starting to crisp around the edges and the chicken is very tender. Just before serving, tear the remaining basil roughly then stir through or scatter over the pan.

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Per serving

455 kcalories, protein 55g, carbohydrate 22g, fat 16 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 6g, salt 1.79 g

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  03 January 2008

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  Amazing flavours and very juicy.

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  21 January 2008

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  I thought this was too simple to be good - but it was phenomenal! Especially with some decent bread to mop up the juice. I also used a mix of yellow/red tomatoes, good quality that looked beautiful.

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  13 February 2008

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  Excellent and impressive dish that always goes down well with guests. I am not keen on tomatoes so substiture them for red and yellow peppers.

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  22 February 2008

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  Will make again. Easy but looks & tastes really good!

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  25 August 2008

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  Have made this 3 times now. Extremely tasty and easy to make. I used Serrano ham, and served it with broccoli as well as crusty bread.

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• Tom Parsons

  23 September 2008

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  Made this with chicken brest instead of thigh and mixed beans (Cannellini Beans, Flageolet Beans, Adzuki Beans)

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  11 August 2009

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  Yum, I used thyme rather than basil, left out the beans and had it with roast potatoes instead - delicious!

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  16 August 2009

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  Cooked this on holiday in Italy - so very authentic - really enjoyed it !!

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  31 August 2009

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  Really delicious - much better than I thought it would be! The flavours were perfect together. Actually, the sauce was tastier than the chicken meat itself!

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• Nicolata

  13 September 2009

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  Good recipe, went down well! I use boneless chicken thighs and wrap them tightly with pancetta. I found that the whole heads of garlic didn't cook enough and were too much anyway, so just put in a handful of unpeeled garlic cloves instead.

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  Easy & absolutely delicious - will definitively make again!

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  28 September 2009

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  Tasted fab. Also, served with crusty bread & broccoli. Added a little of the veg cooking water to loosen the sauce. Would definitely make again!

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Ingredients

• 8 skinless chicken thighs , bone in
• 8 slices prosciutto or other dry-cured ham
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 whole heads garlic
• 800g tomatoes (a mix of smaller yellow and red tomatoes looks good)
• 175ml dry white wine
• 400g can cannellini beans or other white beans, rinsed and drained
• large bunch basil

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Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 10 mins

Cook min 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 8 skinless chicken thighs , bone in
• 8 slices prosciutto or other dry-cured ham
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 whole heads garlic
• 800g tomatoes (a mix of smaller yellow and red tomatoes looks good)
• 175ml dry white wine
• 400g can cannellini beans or other white beans, rinsed and drained
• large bunch basil

Per serving

455 kcalories, protein 55g, carbohydrate 22g, fat 16 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 6g, salt 1.79 g

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