Parma chicken & blue cheese
5
Points®
Total time: 55 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 35 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Easy, yet impressive. The perfect dish for a special meal.
Ingredients
Chicken breast, skinless, raw
4 medium
Stilton
50 g
Basil, fresh
8 leaf/leaves
Parma Ham
4 slice(s), thin
Vegetable stock cube
1 cube(s), make up to 300ml with boiling water
Dry white wine
4 tablespoon(s)
Instructions
1
Preheat the oven to Gas Mark 5/190°C/fan oven 170°C/375°F.
2
Using a sharp knife, cut a pocket into each chicken breast. Place 2 basil leaves in each pocket, then share the cheese equally between them. Close the pockets and wrap each chicken breast in a slice of Parma ham.
3
Arrange in a shallow baking dish and add the stock and white wine or Marsala. Season with some black pepper. Cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for a further 20 minutes. Serve, garnished with extra basil leaves.
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