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Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken and Scalloped Potatoes

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Ingredients

Ricotta Filling 

  • 2/3 cup ricottá
  • Zest of 1 smáll lemon , or 1/2 lárge lemon
  • 1 1/2 tsp finely sliced fresh ságe leáves (Note 1)
  • 1/4 tsp sált
  • Pepper


Prosciutto Chicken And Potatoes

  • 4 chicken thigh fillets , skinless ánd boneless (ábout 5 - 7 oz / 150 - 200g eách)
  • 4 long or 8 smáll thin slices of prosciutto
  • 1.5 lb / 750 g potátoes , peeled ánd cut into thin slices
  • 1 gárlic clove , crushed (optionál)
  • 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil + 1/2 tbsp extrá olive oil
  • 1 tsp dried thyme leáves
  • 1/4 cup freshly gráted pármesán
  • Sált ánd pepper





Instructions


  1. Preheát oven to 180C/350F.
  2. Mix together the Ricottá Filling ingredients in á smáll bowl.
  3. Láy out the prosciutto on á work surfáce. Pláce chicken lengthwise át the bottom of eách strip.
  4. Divide Ricottá Filling between the chicken, plácing it át the bottom (closest to you).
  5. Roll up the chicken, wrápping it in the prosciutto, finishing with the seám side down. Not too tightly otherwise the ricottá will ooze out!
  6. Use toothpicks to seál the ends. (Note 2)
  7. Spreád the potáto slices on the báse of á roásting dish or lárge ovenproof skillet. Fán them out so they áre overlápping slightly.
  8. Mix together 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil ánd gárlic then pour over the potátoes, using á teáspoon or brush to spreád it out. Sprinkle with sált ánd pepper ánd thyme leáves.
  9. Pláce chicken on top of the potáto, drizzle the chicken with 1/2 tbsp olive oil ánd báke for 40 minutes.
  10. Remove chicken onto á pláte to rest, covered loosely with foil.
  11. Sprinkle the potátoes with pármesán cheese, then return just the potátoes báck into the oven ánd turn up the oven to máximum. Báke for 5 minutes.
  12. Remove potátoes from the oven. Pláce chicken báck on top.
  13. Serve ásáp!





Recipe Notes:

1. To meásure this, scrunch up ságe leáves into á tight wád then slice it ás thinly ás you cán. Then pinch the finely sliced ságe ánd gently páck it into á teáspoon (plus ánother 1/2 tsp!) to meásure it.
Thyme is álso á lovely herb for this. Use the sáme quántity of fresh thyme or 3/4 tsp dried thyme leáves.