BALSAMIC TOMATO CHICKEN WITH ROAST POTATOES
BALSAMIC TOMATO CHICKEN WITH ROAST POTATOES
BALSAMIC TOMATO CHICKEN WITH ROAST POTATOES

Ingredients
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 150g/5oz baby new potatoes
  • boiled until tender
  • drained
  • ½ skinless chicken breast
  • 115g/4oz cherry tomatoes
  • dash dark soy sauce
  • splash balsamic vinegar
  • 1 garlic clove
  • lightly crushed
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
Directions
  • Preheat the oven to 220C/425F/Gas 7.
  • Place half of the olive oil into a small roasting tin and place into the oven for five minutes to heat.
  • Place the boiled new potatoes into the roasting tin with the heated oil. Season
  • to taste
  • with salt and freshly ground black pepper and return to the oven to roast for 10-15 minutes
  • until golden brown.
  • Meanwhile
  • heat a heavy-based ovenproof frying pan. Add the remaining olive oil to the pan
  • then add the chicken breast. Season
  • to taste
  • with salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • and cook for 1-2 minutes on each side
  • until light golden-brown all over.
  • Add the cherry tomatoes and drizzle over the soy sauce and balsamic vinegar.
  • Add the garlic clove and transfer to the oven to roast for 10-15 minutes
  • or until the chicken is completely cooked through and the cherry tomatoes are beginning to burst.
  • To serve
  • place the balsamic tomato chicken onto a warmed plate with the roast potatoes alongside.