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Garlic & Rosemary Chicken

20 mins
418 cals per serving
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Donal's Notes

I hate to choose favorites but this recipe is one that sums up Meals in Minutes – simple flavours, a handful of ingredients and a superb , fuss-free supper in under half an hour. For this recipe try to choose small chicken breasts but if they are on the larger side, score them deeply on the diagonal across the flesh to speed up the cooking. Seek out the best quality cherry tomatoes for this dish – they will deliver a wonderful rich sweetness.

Ingredients

garlic
garlic
sea salt
sea salt
olive oil
olive oil
chicken breasts
chicken breasts
fresh rosemary
fresh rosemary
lemon
lemon
butter
butter
cherry tomatoes
cherry tomatoes
gnocchi
gnocchi
fresh basil
fresh basil
Pecorino
Pecorino
ground black pepper
ground black pepper

Equipment

Chopping board
Chopping board
Knife
Knife
Non-stick frying pan
Non-stick frying pan
Tongs
Tongs
Wooden spoon
Wooden spoon
Large saucepan
Large saucepan
Slotted spoon
Slotted spoon
Grater
Grater

Method

1

Mash the garlic cloves on a chopping board with the sea salt until a rough paste forms. Add the chicken fillets to a large bowl with 1 tbsp of the olive oil, the garlic paste, rosemary sprigs and lemon zest. Toss to fully coat the chicken.

2

Heat the remaining olive oil in a non-stick frying pan, add the chicken breasts and brown over a high heat for 2 minutes on each side until golden.

3

Push the chicken breasts to one side of the pan and add tomatoes to the pan with the butter. Cook, stirring, until the tomatoes start to soften, then reduce the heat and cook for 10 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the tomatoes have reduced down slightly. Using a fork, burst some of the tomatoes to bring out some of their juices for the sauce.

4

While the chicken cooks, bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil and add the gnocchi. Cook for just a minute or two until they float to the surface, then remove them with a slotted spoon and add straight to the chicken pan, with the basil leaves.

5

Serve the chicken and gnocchi in wide bowls garnished with basil leaves and pecorino.

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