Pan Roast Chicken with Sundried Tomato Beans
This is a midweek meal oozing with character. Creamy beans and crispy chicken are finished with shop-bought yet very tasty sun-blushed tomato pesto. The chicken thighs can be swapped out for breast or even sausages. Make it your own, just make it tasty!
Method
Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.
Step 1
Cut any excess fat or skin from the chicken thighs and season generously with salt and pepper. Preheat the oven to 200°C fan.
Step 2
Place a large, oven-proof pan onto the stove and add half of the oil. Once hot, lay in the seasoned chicken skin side down and cook for 8-10 minutes until the skin is golden brown. Turn the chicken over and cook for another 5-6 minutes. Remove from the pan and set aside. It won't be cooked through at this stage.
Step 3
Into the same pan (with the chicken fat and toasty bits that may have come off the chicken during browning) add the slice onions. Add a pinch more salt and cook for 5-6 minutes until soft. Now add the sliced garlic and the halved baby plum tomatoes. Cook until the tomatoes start to collapse. This will take about 4 minutes.
Step 4
Add the sundried tomato pesto along with the butter beans and most of their stock (if using tinned butter beans, add the water from the tin, plus half a crumbled chicken stock cube) and the sherry vinegar. Stir well and bring to a simmer before adding the chicken back into the pan. Transfer the whole dish to the oven (uncovered) and cook for 15 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the skin golden.
Step 5
Remove from the oven, scatter over the roughly chopped parsley. Serve with a peppery rocket salad, dressed with a drizzle more of the sherry vinegar and plenty of grated Italian-style hard cheese.
- Ingredients
- Based on 4 servings
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4 Garlic Cloves, sliced 1x Sainsbury's Garlic -
3 heaped tbsp Sundried Tomato Pesto 1x Belazu Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto 165g -
1 Red Onions, sliced 1x Sainsbury's Red Onions Loose -
Maldon Salt, to taste 1x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g -
30g Italian-Style Hard Cheese, grated 1x Sainsbury's Grana Padano Cheese 200g -
1 tbsp Sherry Vinegar, or red wine vinegar 1x Sainsbury's Spanish Sherry Vinegar 375ml -
1kg Skin on Chicken Thighs 1x Sainsbury's British Fresh Chicken Skin on Thighs 1kg -
2 Jars Butter Beans, or use tinned butter beans 2x Bold Bean Co Queen Butter Beans 570g -
325g Baby Plum Tomatoes, cut in half 1x Sainsbury's Baby Plum Tomatoes 325g -
15g Parsley, roughly chopped 1x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Flat Leaf Parsley 30g -
2 tbsp Olive Oil 1x Sainsbury's Olive Oil, Extra Virgin 500ml -
60g Rocket, to serve 1x Sainsbury's Wild Rocket 60g