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Salsa butter chicken

Merrilees Parker from Food Uncut
Merrilees Parker's quick and easy recipe combines chicken breasts with a piquant stuffing and is packed with flavour

Salsa butter chicken

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 180C/gas 4.

2. Mix all the salsa the ingredients together. Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper.

3. Separate the skin of the chicken from the breast - without completely removing it and spread the salsa butter underneath.

4. Heat an oven-proof frying pan and brown the chicken on both sides.

5. Place in the oven for 8 - 10 minutes until the chicken is cooked through.

6. Serve with salad leaves.

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Serves: 2

Prep: 10 min
Cook: 15 min

Ingredients

For the salsa butter

125g Butter
1 tbsp baby capers
1 tbsp chopped salted anchovies
2 tbsp fresh tarragon, leaves and stems
2 tsp unwaxed lemon zest
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 free-range chicken breasts