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Cheat’s chicken puttanesca
- Published: 28 Feb 09
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
Have this quick and easy chicken puttanesca on the table in just 30 minutes. The mouthwatering one-pot Italian supper, served with polenta and cherry tomatoes, requires little effort.
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Serves 2
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Takes 5 minutes to make and 25 minutes to cook
Ingredients
- 350g ready-made polenta, like this one from Tesco
- 10g grated parmesan
- 350g jar of tomato sauce
- A handful of cherry tomatoes
- A handful of pitted black olives
- 1 tbsp capers, drained and rinsed
- 2 free-range chicken breasts (with skin)
- Fresh basil leaves to serve
Method
- Preheat the oven to 220°C/fan200°C/gas 7. In a large ovenproof dish, break up the ready-made polenta into chunks, sprinkle with parmesan and season. Spoon over tomato sauce and scatter with cherry tomatoes, black olives and capers.
- Top with chicken breasts. Season, drizzle with a little olive oil and bake in the oven for 25 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. Sprinkle with fresh basil leaves to serve.
- Recipe from March 2009 Issue
delicious. tips
Not keen on polenta? Substitute it with diced butternut squash.
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