Taleggio Chicken with Pesto and Roasted Vine Tomatoes

by Mary Berry
Star 4.7
    10m prep time
    40m total time
    Easy level
    10 ingredients

This is an older recipe which has proved one of the most popular we have made over the years. If you do not have fresh pesto, or do not have time to make it, use some from a jar. Taleggio is a rich cheese and melts over the chicken as it cooks. If Taleggio is not available, coarsely grate firm Brie, including the rind.

Method

Based on 6 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C Fan/Gas 7. Blitz the sliced bread to make fresh white breadcrumbs in a food processor.

Step 2

Arrange the chicken breasts in a single layer in a roasting tin or ovenproof dish, and season with salt and ground black pepper.

Step 3

Combine the cheese, pesto and basil in a bowl, season and mix well. Distribute the mixture on top of each chicken breast, spreading it out to cover the whole breast. Sprinkle with the breadcrumbs and dust with a little paprika.

Step 4

Roast the chicken in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes, then remove the tin and arrange the cherry tomatoes around the chicken. Drizzle over the oil and balsamic vinegar and return to the oven for a further 10–15 minutes, or until the chicken breasts are just cooked through. Be careful not to overcook them.

Step 5

If serving your chicken with new potatoes, place them in a pan of water, bring to the boil, and cook for 15 minutes until tender. Drain and drizzle with olive oil, salt and pepper.

Step 6

To serve, arrange a chicken breast on a plate with a few tomatoes and spoon the cooking juices over the top and serve with the boiled new potatoes, if you like.
  • Ingredients
  • Based on 6 servings
  • 6 Chicken Breast Fillets, skinless 2 x Sainsbury's 640g British Fresh Skinless & Boneless Chicken Breast Fillets
  • 2tbsp Olive Oil, plus a little extra 1 x Sainsbury's Olive Oil 1L
  • 2tbsp Chopped Basil Leaves, fresh, dried or frozen 1 x Sainsbury's Chopped Basil 50g
  • 3tbsp Fresh Basil Pesto 1 x La Famiglia Rana Genovese Basil P.D.O. Pesto 140g
  • 175g Taleggio Cheese, coarsely grated 1 x Sainsbury's Taleggio Cheese, Taste the Difference 200g
  • 55g White Bread, made into breadcrumbs 1 x Sainsbury's Soft Medium Sliced White Bread 800g
  • 1tbsp Balsamic Vinegar 1 x Sainsbury's Balsamic Vinegar of Modena 2 Leaf 250ml
  • 1 tsp Paprika 1 x Sainsbury's Smoked Paprika 44g
  • 400g Cherry Tomatoes On The Vine 1 x Sainsbury's Vittoria Cherry Vine Tomatoes, Taste the Difference 250g
  • 1000g New Potatoes, cut in half 10 x Sainsbury's Baby Potatoes 1kg
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