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Chicken saltimbocca-style with potatoes

Italian35 mins£1.41 a portion

Ingredients

Serves 4
  • Chicken breast fillets500g
  • Cooked ham slices100g
  • Dried mixed herbsstore cupboard3g
  • Butter20g
  • Stock cubes (12 pack)1
  • Lemons (4 pack)1
  • White potatoes800g
  • Frozen green beans300g

Plus salt and pepper. About £5.63 for the amounts used.

Method

  1. 1

    Boil 800g small potatoes for 15-20 minutes until tender.

  2. 2

    Slice 500g chicken breast in half horizontally to make thin escalopes. Season, sprinkle with 1 tsp mixed herbs and wrap each in a slice of the 100g ham.

  3. 3

    Fry in 20g butter for 3-4 minutes on each side until cooked through. Remove, add 1 stock cube dissolved in 150ml boiling water and the juice of half a lemon to the pan and bubble for 2 minutes.

  4. 4

    Boil 300g frozen green beans for 4 minutes. Serve the chicken with the pan sauce, potatoes and beans.

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