Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Awesome Tray-Baked Chicken

Wow it has been ages since I tried something new and now that I have I don't know why I took my time to do it!! This was an awesome and totally easy dinner...thanks Jamie.

Tray-Baked Chicken

Ingredients:
dried oregano
sweet paprika
a knob of butter
4 x 180g skinless chicken breasts
1 lemon
300g cherry tomatoes on the vine
4 rashers of smoked streaky bacon
a couple of sprigs of fresh rosemary
olive oil
salt and pepper

Method:
1. Put a frying pan on high heat with a lug of olive oil and the knob of butter.
2. On a piece of greaseproof paper, sprinkle a good pinch of dried oregano, salt, pepper, paprika and drizzle over some olive oil.
3. Lay the breasts on the greaseproof paper and roll them in the flavours. Add to the hot pan and fry for 4-5 minutes or until golden brown on bath sides.
4. In a roasting tray, put the lemon (quartered) and the tomatoes. Put in the chikcen along with the juices from the pan. Lay the bacon on top of each breast.
5. Put the frying pan back on medium heat and add a couple of sprigs of rosemary. Move them around to get coated in the flavours from the pan. Add them to the roasting dish.
6. Put the roasting tray in the oven on grill for 14 minutes.
7. After 14 minutes, check that the chicken is cooked and serve.

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