PROSCIUTTO-WRAPPED STUFFED CHICKEN BREAST WITH TOMATO SAUCE AND PARSLEY PURéE
Ingredients
- 1 chicken breast
- butterflied
- 6 black olives
- pits removed
- chopped
- 1 vine tomato
- de-seeded and chopped
- 6 fresh basil leaves
- torn
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 4 slices prosciutto
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp tomato purée
- 2 tbsp water
- 1 handful fresh parsley leaves
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Directions
- For the stuffed chicken breast
- lay the prosciutto slices side-by-side
- slightly overlapping
- on a chopping board and place the butterflied chicken breast on top. Pile into the centre of the breast the olives
- tomato and basil and season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Fold the breast over
- then roll up tightly in the prosciutto.
- Heat the olive oil in a frying pan and cook the chicken breast for 4-5 minutes on each side
- or until golden-brown all over and completely cooked through. Remove from the heat and allow to rest.
- For the tomato sauce
- place the tomato purée and water in a pan and heat through
- stirring well.
- For the parsley purée
- place the parsley and oil together in a mini food processor and blend until smooth.
- To serve
- slice the chicken breast on the diagonal. Spoon a dollop of the tomato sauce in the centre of a serving plate and place the slices of chicken breast on top
- then drizzle over the parsley purée and serve.

