Stuffed tarragon chicken with cannellini bean stew
- Published: 28 Feb 10
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
This quick and easy chicken and cannellini bean stew is perfect for a midweek supper.
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Serves 4
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Hands on time 20 minutes plus 35 minutes cooking time
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Ingredients
- 150g mascarpone
- 2 tbsp grated Parmesan
- Grated zest of 1 lemon, plus juice of ½ lemon
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh tarragon
- 4 chicken supremes, skin on (see tip)
- Splash of olive oil
For the bean stew
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 large onion, finely sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 200g pack smoked bacon lardons
- 2 x 410g cans cannellini beans, drained and rinsed
- 100ml white wine
- 100ml chicken stock, hot
- Handful fresh flatleaf parsley or tarragon, chopped
- 3 tbsp crème fraîche
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Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/ fan180°C/gas 6. Mix together the mascarpone, Parmesan, lemon zest, a squeeze of juice, tarragon, salt and pepper. Carefully slide your finger between the skin and the meat of the chicken to create a pocket and push a quarter of the mascarpone mix under the skin. Spread evenly and repeat with the remaining chicken.
- Place the chicken in a non-stick roasting tray, drizzle with olive oil, season and roast for 25-30 minutes until cooked through.
- Meanwhile, for the stew, heat the olive oil in a pan, add the onion and fry over a medium heat until softened but not coloured. Add the garlic and fry for 1 minute, then add the bacon and fry until golden. Stir in the beans and white wine and bubble over a high heat for 3-4 minutes. Add the stock, simmer for 2-3 minutes, then stir through the parsley and crème fraîche. To serve, pile the beans onto 4 plates and top with the chicken.
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- Recipe from March 2010 Issue
Nutrition
Nutrition: per serving
- Calories
- 822kcals
- Fat
- 46.5g (21.4g saturated)
- Protein
- 62.9g
- Carbohydrates
- 33.5g (4.3g sugars)
- Salt
- 2.2g
delicious. tips
Buy chicken supremes from your butcher, or use chicken legs or thighs – if using thighs, you’ll need 2 per person. Serve it with Buttered cabbage and leeks followed by warm salted caramel sauce with vanilla ice cream .
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