Cheat’s chicken puttanesca

Name: Cheat’s chicken puttanesca
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Italian recipes
Ingredients: 350g ready-made polenta, https://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=251279936like 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

Published: 28 Feb 09
Updated: 18 Mar 24

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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.

Serves 2
Takes 5 minutes to make and 25 minutes to cook

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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

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Not keen on polenta? Substitute it with diced butternut squash.

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