Italian chicken with ham, basil & beans

Name: Italian chicken with ham, basil & beans
Prep time: 1 h 25 min
Cook time: 1 h 25 min
Total time: 1 h 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 8 skinless chicken thighs, bone in; 8 slices prosciutto or other dry-cured ham; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 2 heads whole heads garlic; 800 grams tomatoes (a mix of smaller yellow and red tomatoes looks good); 175 milliliters dry white wine; 400 grams cannellini beans or other white beans, rinsed and drained; 1 large bunch basil

Italian chicken with ham, basil & beans is a gluten free and dairy free main course. One serving contains 531 calories, 50g of protein, and 22g of fat. This recipe serves 4. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 25 minutes. Plenty of people really liked this Mediterranean dish. If you have chicken thighs, wine, tomatoes, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Season the chicken thighs all over with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Pinch off 8 sprigs from the basil (about 3 leaves each per sprig) and lay one on top of each chicken thigh. Wrap each thigh in a piece of ham, with the ends tucked underneath.

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Ground Black Pepper

Chicken Thighs

Basil

Salt

Wrap

Ham

Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas

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Oven

Heat the oil in a large roasting tin over two of the burners on the hob.

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Cooking Oil

Add the chicken and fry for about 4 mins or until the ham is just crisped and the chicken is lightly golden. Turn and repeat.

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Whole Chicken

Ham

Meanwhile, cut the garlic bulbs in half around the middle and halve the tomatoes if small, quarter them if theyre big. Pick the leaves from the rest of the basil. Once the chicken has browned on both sides, add all of the tomatoes, half of the basil and the wine. Season then cover with foil and leave to cook slowly in the oven for 40 mins.

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Tomato

Whole Chicken

Garlic

Basil

Wine

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Take out of the oven and turn the heat up to 220C/fan 200C/gas

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Oven

Remove the foil from the pan and stir the beans into the tomatoey juices. Return to the oven, uncovered, for 30 mins until the tomatoes, chicken and garlic are starting to crisp around the edges and the chicken is very tender. Just before serving, tear the remaining basil roughly then stir through or scatter over the pan.

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Tomato

Whole Chicken

Garlic

Basil

Beans

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Aluminum Foil

Oven

Frying Pan

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Oven

Aluminum Foil

Frying Pan

Ingredients

Servings:

skinless chicken thighs, bone in 8slices

prosciutto or other dry-cured ham 2Tbsps

olive oil 2heads

whole heads garlic 800grams

tomatoes (a mix of smaller yellow and red tomatoes looks good)175milliliters

dry white wine 400grams

cannellini beans or other white beans, rinsed and drained 1large bunch

basil

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio are my top picks for Italian. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Mazzei Fonterutoli Chianti Classico with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 32 dollars per bottle.