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Chicken in sparkling wine

Yvonne Eriksen from Just For Starters
Try this simple but tasty chicken dish, served with basil mash

Chicken in sparkling wine

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 190°C/gas 5. Place the chicken fillets in a large ovenproof dish. Toss with olive oil. Add the sparkling wine, lemon juice, lemon halves and garlic cloves. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes.

2. Add the cherry tomatoes to the chicken dish. Bake for a further 10 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, cook the potatoes in a large saucepan of boiling salted water until tender. Drain and return to the pan.

4. Mash the potatoes with the butter and cream until smooth. Mix in the basil. Season with freshly ground pepper.

5. Serve the chicken dish warm from the oven with the basil mash.

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Serves: 6

Prep: 30 min
Cook: 30 min

Ingredients
6 skinless chicken breast fillets
4 tbsp Olive oil
150ml sparkling wine
juice of 2 Lemons
2 garlic bulbs, separated into cloves
salt and fresh ground black pepper
200g cherry tomatoes
900g Potatoes, peeled and cut into even-sized chunks
25g Butter
6 tbsp double cream
1 small bunch of basil, shredded