Recipe: Maggie’s Chicken Cacciatore
1 Jan 2012
Serves 6
Ingredients
6 chicken breasts (skin off)
1 onion, sliced thinly
1 zucchini, chopped
1 carrot, sliced
12 cherry tomatoes – sliced and chopped
A handful fresh basil leaves
4 tbsp Mascarpone cheese
3 garlic cloves, crushed
3 tbsps olive oil
4 spring onions, chopped
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
Method
Preheat oven to 180°C. Prepare vegetables. Start by frying the onion and garlic in olive oil until softened but notmcoloured.
Add the chopped zucchini and sliced carrots andmcook for another five minutes, then add the tomatoes, spring onions and half of the basil leaves, roughly torn. Remove from heat after three minutes and stir in the mascarpone.
Set aside and fry the chicken breasts until golden. Transfer the chicken breasts to a casserole dish and cover with the vegetable mixture. Bake in the pre-heated oven for 30 to 40 minutes. Serve hot and sprinkle with remaining basil leaves.