GOATS' CHEESE-STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST WITH ROASTED VEGETABLES AND BOILED POTATOES
GOATS' CHEESE-STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST WITH ROASTED VEGETABLES AND BOILED POTATOES
GOATS' CHEESE-STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST WITH ROASTED VEGETABLES AND BOILED POTATOES

Ingredients
  • 2 boneless
  • skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 rosemary-coated soft goats' cheese
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 crotin goats' cheese (a small semi-firm disc of goats' cheese)
  • sliced
  • 1 red pepper
  • quartered
  • 1 courgette
  • cut into thin strips
  • 1 aubergine
  • cut into 5mm/¼in thick rounds
  • 200g/7oz baby new potatoes
  • boiled
  • cut in half
Directions
  • Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6.
  • Use a sharp knife to cut a pocket into the side of each chicken breast.
  • Slice the soft goat's cheese and press into the pocket in the chicken breasts. Season the breast with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
  • Heat one tablespoon of the olive oil in an ovenproof frying pan over a medium heat. When the oil is hot
  • add the chicken breasts
  • presentation-side down and fry until golden-brown. Turn the breasts and cook for a further two minutes on the other side
  • then transfer the pan to the oven and roast for 15 minutes.
  • Remove the pan from the oven and top with the remaining goats' cheese and return to the oven to cook for a further five minutes
  • until the chicken is completely cooked through and the cheese has melted.
  • Meanwhile
  • heat a griddle pan until smoking.
  • Place the red pepper
  • courgette and the aubergine slices into a bowl with the remaining two tablespoons of olive oil and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Place the vegetables onto the griddle pan and cook for five minutes
  • or until tender
  • turning once.
  • To serve
  • place the chicken breasts onto two plates with a pile of chargrilled vegetables and some cooked potatoes alongside each.