Chicken & Poultry
Chicken & Poultry
Chicken with feta and cherry tomato sauce
An easy supper dish that can be dressed up or down, depending on the occasion
Super-simple to make and very adaptable, this is the perfect year-round supper dish recipe. Add the puff pastry top and you’ve got a lovely dinner party dish; serve it without the pastry and it’s a great midweek meal. Leftovers from Sunday roast chicken? Use them in this! Fancy a change? Use fillets of a firm white fish (like cod) or salmon, instead of chicken. Weather too hot to put the oven on? Stir-fry the chicken in strips and cook the sauce on the hob. No crème fraîche? Use milk instead… See what I mean about it being adaptable!
Ingredients
Serves 4 (easily halved or doubled)
- 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 200g pack of feta
- 250ml crème fraîche (or use milk, see Tip)
- 1 tbsp dijon mustard
- Handful cherry tomatoes, halved
- Ready-rolled puff pastry sheet (optional)
Method
First, put the chicken breasts in a pre-heated oven at 190C for 20-25 mins until cooked through. Put the feta and crème fraîche in a small, shallow ovenproof dish with 1 tbsp dijon mustard and plenty of seasoning. Put the tomatoes in a separate small ovenproof dish with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkling of salt. Put both dishes in the oven on the shelf beneath the chicken and bake for around 20 mins until the feta and the tomatoes are soft and oozy.
Meanwhile, cut the pastry rectangle into four and put on a baking sheet next to the chicken. Cook for 8 mins until puffy and golden brown.
Take the feta out of the oven and mash down any lumps of feta with a fork. Stir well, add the tomatoes and check the seasoning.
Slice the chicken fairly thinly, add it to the sauce and top each serving with a puff pastry rectangle (if using).
A Cook's Plot Tip
If you use milk instead of crème fraîche in the sauce, thicken it just before serving by adding cold water to a good teaspoonful of cornflour, mix until smooth and then stir slowly into the sauce, stirring constantly until it turns smooth and glossy.