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Chicken in creamy pernod sauce with rosemary roast potatoes

14
12
8
SmartPoints® value per serving
Total Time
40 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
If you're after an alternative Sunday roast dinner, make this easy stylish dish.

Ingredients

Potato(es), Raw

8 portion(s), medium, scrubbed

Garlic

4 clove(s), thinly sliced

Olive Oil

2 tablespoons

Rosemary, Fresh

2 sprig(s)

Chicken breast, skinless, raw

4 medium

Pernod

1 teaspoons

Vegetable stock cube(s)

1 cube(s), chicken, make up to 200ml with hot water

Half Fat Crème Frâiche

8 tablespoons, level

Thyme, Fresh

1 tablespoons, leaves

Lemon(s)

1 teaspoons, zest, finely grated

Salt

1 pinch, and freshly ground black pepper

Broccoli, raw

1 portion(s), medium, cooked, to serve

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 6/200°C/fan oven 180°C/400°F.
  2. Slice the potatoes thinly without cutting right through them. Tuck garlic slices into them, then use half the olive oil to brush over the potatoes. Arrange in a roasting pan and roast for 20 minutes. Remove and baste, then tuck rosemary sprigs into them. Roast for another 20 minutes.
  3. At this point, start to cook the chicken. Heat the remaining oil in a frying pan and add the chicken breasts, cooking them over a medium high heat for 2-3 minutes on each side until lightly browned. Add the Pernod and let it bubble up, then add the stock. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes, then remove the lid and let the liquid reduce a little, turning the chicken breasts over.
  4. Check that the chicken is thoroughly cooked by testing with a sharp knife – there should be no trace of pink juices. Cook for a little longer if necessary. Stir the crème fraiche into the sauce with the thyme leaves and lemon zest, heat for a few moments, then season. Serve the chicken with the roast potatoes and broccoli.

Notes

You could use Vermouth instead of Pernod if you have some in your drinks cabinet.

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