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Cheesy chicken parmigiana

Making this chicken parmigiana is really fast and easy using the ratatouille recipe linked to below as your base. This is another fantastic recipe to use up items in your pantry.

  • Time to make: 20 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 3.4
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 8 baby potatoes
  • 250g green beans, trimmed
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 x 250g chicken breast fillets, halved horizontally
  • ¼ x quantity ratatouille
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil, plus extra
  • whole leaves, to serve
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • 75g fresh mozzarella, torn
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Boil or steam potatoes for 10 minutes, or until tender, adding beans for last 2 minutes of cooking time. Drain.

    2 Meanwhile, heat olive oil in a large non-stick ovenproof frying pan over medium-high heat. Cook chicken for 2–3 minutes each side, or until golden and almost cooked through. Transfer to a plate. Add ratatouille, basil and balsamic to the same pan, and bring to a simmer. Return chicken to pan, making sure that it is covered by the sauce. Simmer for 2–3 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.

    3 Preheat the grill on high. Top chicken with mozzarella slices and grill for 1–2 minutes, or until cheese is golden and melted. Sprinkle with extra basil leaves and serve with steamed beans and steamed potatoes.

    Serving suggestion

    To make this pizza, you will need to use one-quarter of the basic Rataouille recipe, made ahead of time

    HFG tip

    This quick and easy parmigiana dish works well with uncrumbed, thin veal or beef schnitzels too

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