Name: Peppered chicken with watercress
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: British
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 potato

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Peppered chicken with watercress

Peppered chicken with watercress

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Serves 2

Easy

Prep: 10 mins

Cook: 25 mins

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Perk up your chicken with this cheesy recipe, perfect for livening up a freezer favourite. Just five ingredients too

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Easily halved

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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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 potato

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Nutrition: per serving

kcal441
fat16g
saturates7g
carbs33g
sugars3g
fibre3g
protein44g
salt1.43g

low

Method

step 1

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.
step 2

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.

RECIPE TIPS

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.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, May 2007

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