Parmesan Butter Chickpeas With Crispy Chicken
  1. Preheat the oven to 190c fan.

  2. In a deep pan, brown off the chicken breasts skin side down for 3-4 minutes until golden and lovely. Remove and set to one side.

  3. Add in the leeks, garlic and chili with a pinch of salt. Sweat for 5 minutes.

  4. Add in the chickpeas, 350ml water, a chicken stock cube and the rind of parmesan. Bring it up to a simmer and let it cook down for 5 minutes to thicken slightly.

  5. Nestle in the chicken breasts skin side up and place into the oven. Bake for 10-15 minutes.

  6. Remove the chicken breasts to rest. Remove and discard the parmesan rind.

  7. Mix in the parmesan to melt along with a nob of butter. Season with black pepper and any more salt to taste.

  8. Finish with a squeeze of lemon.

  9. Serve the sliced chicken breast on a portion of the brothy beans and finish with extra parmesan.

Course🍽️Main Course

Diets🥩Carnivore...

Category🍽️Main Dish

Cuisine🇮🇹Italian

Occasions📆Everyday👨‍👩‍👧‍👦Family Meal

Season🔁Year-round

DifficultyEasy ⏰ 40m

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