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Pan Cooked Chicken with Asparagus, Pancetta and Olives

Recipe by Jamie Oliver from Oliver's Twist

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In Italy they use olives instead of salt, as they give a gentle seasoning, perfume and meatiness to dishes.

Ingredients

1 chicken breast supreme, skin removed
Sea Salt & 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
basil leaf
Small knob unsalted butter
white wine

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Method

Slice the chicken into three fingers, but ensure that you keep it as one 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.

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Visit Jamie Oliver’s website at www.jamieoliver.com ©Jamie Oliver 2002

Recipe Rating

Preparation Time: 10M

Cooking Time: 15M

What do you think?

Wendy499 25 days ago

Absolutely delicious and ready in about 20 minutes. I forgot to put the olives in and I used Roma tomatoes, cut in eights instead of cherry tomatoes. It tasted rich and the chicken was juicy. Be care ful when salting the chicken as the pancetta was salty. Don't over do it. My family want this on our regular menu.

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joy bullock May 2010

The recipe was delicious, and definately will be a on the menu in the future very tasty.

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andy123 March 2010

my parents have gone overseas for 2 months and i am the brother of 2 sisters who think Sunday should be my turn to cook i need help in the kitchen this recipe was easy and delicious.

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Nikki40 January 2010

This is a great recipe, if u don't like olives u can stuff with a good quality brie or camembert and it's still got really good flavour...

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ness_quick November 2009

yuuum! going to cook this, this week, so simple!

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SS108 November 2009

I saw this last night and, wow it is something we are going to eat this week. Definately a fan of the one-pan recipes Jamie, as it gives you all the juices being imparted back into the food.

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RC33 August 2009

It's quick, delicious & simple. What an awesome meal with a salad & vegies.

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IS26 April 2009

what a delicious recipe :)

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ube April 2009

This is such a simple recipe, i love it!

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