BASIL AND GOATS' CHEESE-STUFFED CHICKEN WITH SWEET POTATO, BROCCOLI AND ROAST GARLIC VINAIGRETTE
BASIL AND GOATS' CHEESE-STUFFED CHICKEN WITH SWEET POTATO, BROCCOLI AND ROAST GARLIC VINAIGRETTE
BASIL AND GOATS' CHEESE-STUFFED CHICKEN WITH SWEET POTATO, BROCCOLI AND ROAST GARLIC VINAIGRETTE

Ingredients
  • ½ chicken breast
  • 85g/3oz goats' cheese
  • 1 handful fresh basil leaves
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 25g/1oz butter
  • 4 tbsp olive oil
  • ½ sweet potato
  • chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • squashed
  • ¼ onion
  • sliced
  • ½ lemon
  • juice only
  • 3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
Directions
  • Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
  • For the chicken
  • slice the fillet in half horizontally (don't slice it all the way through) and open up like a book. Place the chicken between two sheets of cling film and
  • with a meat mallet or rolling pin
  • bash out the fillet to flatten. Crumble over the cheese
  • lay over the basil leaves and season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Roll the chicken up tightly to seal the filling well.
  • Melt the butter in an ovenproof frying pan until frothing and fry the chicken for 3-4 minutes on all sides
  • or until golden-brown all over. Transfer to the oven for 8-10 minutes
  • or until cooked through.
  • For the sweet potato
  • broccoli and vinaigrette
  • heat half of the olive oil in an ovenproof frying pan and fry the sweet potato along with the garlic and onion for 3-4 minutes
  • or until browned all over. Transfer to the oven to roast for 6-8 minutes
  • or until the sweet potato is golden-brown and tender.
  • Steam the broccoli for 5-7 minutes
  • or until tender
  • then stir into the pan with the sweet potato.
  • Whisk together the remaining oil
  • lemon juice and balsamic vinegar in a bowl and drizzle over the sweet potato and broccoli.
  • To serve
  • spoon the dressed vegetables onto a serving plate. Slice the chicken and lay over the vegetables.