Chicken wrapped in Parma ham
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- More effort
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 4 skinless medium chicken breast fillets
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 12 small sage leaves
- 8 slices Parma ham
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
For the sauce:
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 onion, peeled and finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
- 400g can Cirio Cherry Tomatoes
- I tbsp SuperCirio Tomato Puree
- 8 black olives, pitted and sliced
- 1 tbsp capers
sage leaves for decoration
- sage leaves for decoration
Method
- STEP 1Trim chicken breast fillets and lay on a board or worktop. Remove inner fillets and reserve. Season all pieces with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Lay sage leaves along the length of large fillets. Replace inner fillets to enclose sage.
- STEP 2Wrap each fillet neatly with Parma ham. Heat sunflower oil in a pan and fry wrapped chicken breasts over medium heat all over to brown ham and cook chicken through - about 5 minutes - depending on size of fillets.
- STEP 3Meanwhile make the sauce. Heat remaining oil in a pan and fry onion and garlic over gentle heat to soften but not brown. Add Cirio Cherry Tomatoes and SuperCirio Tomato Puree and bring to bubbling. Cook 2-3 minutes to reduced slightly. Stir in black olives and capers and season.
- STEP 4Serve fillets whole, or halved, with sauce poured around. Decorate with sage leaves.
