Italian chicken with ham, basil & beans

Italian chicken with ham, basil & beans

A great recipe for the end of the summer, using sweet roasted tomatoes and garlic. Serve with the best crusty bread you can get you hands on

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 15 mins

Freezable

Method

  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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Wine

The quality of the wine makes all the difference in this recipe, so only use one you'd be happy to drink.

Per serving

455 kcalories, protein 55g, carbohydrate 22g, fat 16 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 6g, sugar 10g, salt 1.79 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2007.

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  • Binder photo Sebinio80

    17 December 2007

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  • Binder photo Jules

    03 January 2008

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    Amazing flavours and very juicy.

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    15 January 2008

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  • Binder photo fluffyblueberry

    21 January 2008

    fluffyblueberry rated and commented on this recipe

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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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  • Binder photo Belkey

    13 February 2008

    Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

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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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  • Binder photo weeble cooks

    22 February 2008

    weeble cooks commented on this recipe

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

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  • Binder photo Ellie

    05 July 2008

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  • Binder photo Sylvia

    25 August 2008

    Sylvia rated and commented on this recipe

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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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  • Binder photo Tom Parsons

    23 September 2008

    Tom Parsons rated and commented on this recipe

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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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  • Binder photo Kate

    11 August 2009

    Kate rated and commented on this recipe

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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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  • Binder photo Jo L

    16 August 2009

    Jo L rated and commented on this recipe

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

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  • Binder photo Helen

    31 August 2009

    Helen rated and commented on this recipe

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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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  • Binder photo Nicolata

    13 September 2009

    Nicolata rated and commented on this recipe

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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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  • Binder photo Alda

    25 September 2009

    Alda rated and commented on this recipe

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    Easy & absolutely delicious - will definitively make again!

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  • Binder photo Moose

    28 September 2009

    Moose rated and commented on this recipe

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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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    24 June 2010

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    15 October 2010

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  • Binder photo teapot

    15 November 2010

    teapot rated and commented on this recipe

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    I made one thigh and one drumstick per person (could only get a mixed packet at Tesco's that night) and reduced the tomatoes slightly to feed three. It was just right, with a tiny bit of leftover for my lunch the next day! The only criticism I have is that it could have done with a few extra minutes without the tinfoil at the end, maybe 40-45, as my juices were still quite runny, and much improved and thicker the next day after reheating. But I guess it also depends on how juicy the tomatoes are, how much water is in the chicken, your oven etc.

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  • Binder photo rt1268

    17 April 2011

    rt1268 commented on this recipe

    This was scrummy! Lovely for summer, and good for you too. One can of canneoli beans wasn't enough for 4 people though, the plates looked bare, so next time I'll definitely be sticking two in.

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  • Binder photo Florence

    26 April 2011

    Florence rated and commented on this recipe

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    This was absolutely delicious!! I used 2 cans of cannellini beans in the recipe. Served it with a salad of soya beans. chorizo and goats cheese. Will make this again when entertaining friends.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 1 hr 15 mins

Freezable

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Per serving

455 kcalories, protein 55g, carbohydrate 22g, fat 16 g, saturated fat 4g, fibre 6g, sugar 10g, salt 1.79 g

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