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  • 1 onion, finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 2 x 400g tins cherry tomatoes
  • 4 tbsp mascarpone
  • 6 chicken breasts, skin on
  • olive oil
  • a handful basil
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    Method

    • step 1

      1.Heat the oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Fry 1 finely chopped onion and 2 crushed garlic cloves in 3 tbsp olive oil until softened but not coloured. Add 2 x 400g tins of cherry tomatoes, season, then simmer for 10–15 minutes or until thick and glossy. Take off the heat and stir in 4 tbsp mascarpone and half a handful of basil, roughly torn.
    • step 2

      2.Heat a little olive oil in a pan and fry 6 chicken breasts on both sides until golden. Transfer to a baking dish and pour over the sauce. Cook for 25–30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Scatter over the remaining half handful of basil.
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    A star rating of 5 out of 5.12 ratings
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    bethbiscuits

    A star rating of 5 out of 5.

    A firm family favourite, very easy to make and tastes delicious

    simplydone

    A star rating of 5 out of 5.

    Deee-licious quick and easy recipe for family & friends! I didn't have mascarpone in stock so substituted with cream cheese ~ also out of fresh basil so used dried oregano. No seasoning was given ~ I added a good pinch of seasoned sea salt and ground black pepper. I will do this again with the…

    fairyclairey1

    A star rating of 5 out of 5.

    Simple to make but very tasty. I added a small tin of butter beans as suggested by another reviewer. Also, I had to use a teaspoon of garlic granules as I had run out of fresh. This meal got the seal of approval from the Husband! I will happily make again, particularly as people think you have…

    yellow9

    question

    Could this recipe be done in the slow cooker so that the chicken is really tender? Wondering whether the mascarpone would work in the slow cooker? Also recipe says serves four but there's six chicken breasts in recipe - is this correct? TIA

    heather7007

    A star rating of 5 out of 5.

    I have made this recipe so many times, great for stressfree dinner parties and also for batch cooking and freezing for quick midweek meals. I mix butterbeans in to make it more substantial and to give it a more Italian taste

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