I love this dish. You just throw everything into a shallow dish and pop it in the oven. How easy is that! The flavours are incredible and it went immediately into my Husband’s Top Twenty! We had it for a quick evening meal one day and I served it to friends for a Sunday lunch after being out all morning. Perfect!
You hear so much about illness linked to raw chicken etc. I thought I would see what I could find out and hopefully provide some useful tips.
- Packages of chicken should feel cold to the touch, and should be among the last items you select before checking out.
- Packages of chicken should be wrapped in plastic bags to prevent leakage onto other items in your grocery cart.
- Once you’re home, you should immediately place your chicken in a refrigerator that maintains a temperature of 4C or 40F or colder, and use it within 2 days. Otherwise, it should be frozen at -18C/0°F.
- The correct way to thaw frozen poultry requires planning ahead for the time required to thaw it in the refrigerator. Whole chickens may take up to 2 days to fully thaw in this way, while boneless breasts should thaw overnight.
- Once the product thaws, it should be kept in the refrigerator no more than a day before cooking it.
- The only way to kill food-borne pathogens is by thoroughly cooking the food. Always cook chicken well and never serve it ‘pink’.
Here is the recipe. I served it with New Potatoes and asparagus.
Chicken in wine Serves 4 (easily halved)
- 4 chicken breasts, boned and skinned
- 150g bacon lardons
- 12 shallots, peeled
- 1 tsp chilli flakes (optional, leave out if you don’t like the heat, although it is relatively mild)
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1 sprig rosemary
- salt and pepper
- olive oil
- 250 ml dry white wine
- Preheat oven to 240C/220C fan/gas 9.
- Arrange chicken breasts in a shallow baking dish. Scatter with the bacon lardons, shallots, thyme, rosemary and chilli flakes. Season and drizzle with olive oil then bake in the oven for 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and pour wine into dish. Return to oven and continue cooking for another 20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through and golden brown.
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