Pan Cooked Chicken with Asparagus, Pancetta and Olives
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 1 serving
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 1 servings
- Calories
- 1070
- Total Fat
- 71
- Saturated Fat
- 26
- Carbohydrates
- 15
- Dietary Fiber
- 5
- Sugar
- 7
- Protein
- 77
- Cholesterol
- 302
- Sodium
- 1729
- Total: 25 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 15 min
Ingredients
1 chicken breast supreme, skin removed
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Olive oil
3 slices smoked pancetta
8 medium-sized spears asparagus, woody ends trimmed off
8 cherry tomatoes, halved
5 kalamata olives, stones left in
Small knob unsalted butter
Handful basil leaves
Splash white wine
Directions
- Slice the chicken into 3 finger size pieces, but ensure that you keep it as 1 piece (fan it out). This will help to cook the chicken much faster. Season with salt and pepper.
- Heat a medium-sized frying pan, add some oil, and brown the chicken on all sides. Place the pancetta on top of the chicken and the asparagus around it, let it char a little, then put the pancetta on the bottom of the pan to crisp up and turn the chicken over. Turn up the heat, throw in the tomatoes, olives, basil, and a good knob of butter. Take off the heat once the butter has melted and add a splash of wine to make a sauce, squishing in a few of the tomatoes to finish it off.
Cook’s Note
In Italy they use olives instead of salt, as they give a gentle seasoning, perfume and meatiness to dishes. The copyright of this recipe is owned by Jamie Oliver. All rights of the owner are reserved and asserted including the right to be attributed as the author. Unauthorized copying, adapting, display or re-publication of this recipe (or any part of this recipe) in any material form is strictly prohibited.