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Parma chicken & blue cheese

5
Points® value
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.