Pesto parma chicken

Chicken and parma ham is a classic dish that everyone loves, but turn it into something a bit different by adding pesto, and serve with roasted tomatoes and a crisp green salad

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 25 minutes
Serves: 4

What you need:

4 x 125g boneless chicken breasts, skinned
3 tbsp Sacla' Classic Pesto
4 Sacla' Sun-dried Tomatoes, drained of oil and sliced
8 thin slices Parma ham
1 tbsp olive oil

What you do:

First preheat the oven to 200ºC/400ºF/Gas Mark 6.
Next spread the chicken breasts out on a board and, with a sharp knife, make a small slit in the top of each one to create a 'pocket'. Spread the inside of the pocket with the Sacla' Classic Pesto and layer the sun-dried tomato slices onto each chicken breast.
Wrap each chicken breast with 2 slices of Parma ham and put them on a baking sheet.
Finally drizzle each one with oil and bake them in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.

Sacla

Sacla uses only the finest of fresh ingredients, recreating mainly traditional Italian recipes. Its products include the pesto, cherry tomato, stir through, antipasti and paste ranges, speciality sauces, bread toppings and olive snacks.

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