Saturday Night Chicken

There are lovely things in the fridge for the weekend.

Plus a few equally good bits & pieces which need using up.

Chiefly, Pecorino & Pancetta.

There's a chicken breast & a newly delivered veg box.

I’ve mentioned Sutton Hoo chicken from Suffolk before. The company’s ethos is:

Craft

Time

Taste

https://www.suttonhoochicken.co.uk/our-birds

And, as Sutton Hoo says, it’s chicken as it used to taste.

The breast I’m using is a biggun. It cost just over £9 but I know even looking at it that this will provide me with 2 meals.

Here's a plan.

Oven at 180C/160F/Gas 4

1 Chicken Breast sliced lengthwise to create a pocket

50g Pancetta diced

50g Pecorino diced (or any cheese you have which is outstaying its welcome in the fridge)

1 Shallot chopped

1 Smoked Garlic Clove ditto

On the hob, heat a pan with a little bit of oil & add the pancetta

You want this crisp

Then add the shallot & the garlic

You don't want any of these two to burn

Tip all three into a bowl & season

The cheese is the next invitee to join the gathering

Mix

Here comes the chuck business

Get the filling into the chicken & secure with a couple of cocktail sticks

Oven for 30 minutes

I had mine with wedges of red potatoes, cabbage, green beans & https://minhallandjones.com/blog/2020/6/26/nannas-sampc-mash

Feet up. Exhalation of satisfaction. Netflix crime doc.

AMM