Name: Crispy chicken with pancetta & butter beans
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 6 chicken legs; 200g pack cubetti di pancetta; 4 red onions cut into wedges; 2 garlic cloves crushed; 2 rosemary sprigs, leaves finely chopped, plus one extra whole sprig; 250g red wine; 250g chicken stock; 2 x 400g/14oz cans cherry tomatoes; 3 x 400g/14oz cans butter bean; 2 tbsp sugar; 1 bay leaf

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Crispy chicken with pancetta & butter beans

Crispy chicken with pancetta & butter beans

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Serves 6

Easy

Prep: 5 mins

Cook: 1 hr

A star rating of 4.9 out of 5.42 ratingsRate

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Crisp chicken, flavoursome pancetta and soft butter beans combine to make a mouth-watering one-pot

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Ingredients

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1 tbsp olive oil
6 chicken legs
200g pack cubetti di pancetta
4 red onions

cut into wedges
2 garlic cloves

crushed
2 rosemary

sprigs, leaves finely chopped, plus one extra whole sprig
250g red wine
250g chicken stock
2 x 400g/14oz cans cherry tomatoes
3 x 400g/14oz cans butter bean
2 tbsp sugar
1 bay leaf

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal701
fat39g
saturates12g
carbs30g
sugars14g
fibre7g
protein55g
salt2.82g

Method

step 1

Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Heat the oil in a large roasting tin, then brown the chicken legs in batches until golden and crisp. Remove from the tin and set aside.
step 2

Sizzle the pancetta cubes in the same tin. When they’re just beginning to brown, add the onion, garlic and rosemary. Fry for a few mins, stirring, then pour in the wine and stock. Bring to the boil, then simmer for 10 mins until the onion wedges are starting to soften and the liquid has reduced. Tip in the cherry tomatoes, beans, sugar, bay leaf, remaining rosemary sprig and seasoning. Give everything a good stir, then bring back to a simmer.
step 3

Sit the chicken legs on top of the bean mixture and pour over any extra juices from the chicken. Bake for 40-45 mins until the chicken is cooked and crisp, the sauce is bubbling and the onions are soft.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2008

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