Prosciutto Wrapped Chicken and Scalloped Potatoes (One Pan!)
This is one of those recipes that is easy enough for midweek but elegant enough for company - at least, in my opinion! By baking the chicken on top of the potato, the juices mingles with the salty prosciutto then drips down onto the potato, adding extra (serious) flavour oomph!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr
Course: Chicken, Dinner
Servings: 4
Calories: 445cal
Author: Nagi | RecipeTin Eats
Ingredients
Ricotta Filling
2/3cupricotta
Zest of 1 small lemon, or 1/2 large lemon
1 1/2tspfinely sliced fresh sage leaves(Note 1)
1/4tspsalt
Pepper
Prosciutto Chicken & Potatoes
4chicken thigh fillets, skinless and boneless (about 5 - 7 oz / 150 - 200g each)
4 long or 8 small thin slices of prosciutto
1.5 lb / 750 g potatoes, peeled and cut into thin slices
1garlic clove, crushed (optional)
1 1/2tbspolive oil + 1/2 tbsp extra olive oil
1tspdried thyme leaves
1/4cupfreshly grated parmesan
Salt and pepper
Instructions
Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
Mix together the Ricotta Filling ingredients in a small bowl.
Lay out the prosciutto on a work surface. Place chicken lengthwise at the bottom of each strip.
Divide Ricotta Filling between the chicken, placing it at the bottom (closest to you).
Roll up the chicken, wrapping it in the prosciutto, finishing with the seam side down. Not too tightly otherwise the ricotta will ooze out!
Use toothpicks to seal the ends. (Note 2)
Spread the potato slices on the base of a roasting dish or large ovenproof skillet. Fan them out so they are overlapping slightly.
Mix together 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil and garlic then pour over the potatoes, using a teaspoon or brush to spread it out. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and thyme leaves.
Place chicken on top of the potato, drizzle the chicken with 1/2 tbsp olive oil and bake for 40 minutes.
Remove chicken onto a plate to rest, covered loosely with foil.
Sprinkle the potatoes with parmesan cheese, then return just the potatoes back into the oven and turn up the oven to maximum. Bake for 5 minutes.
Remove potatoes from the oven. Place chicken back on top.
Serve asap!
Notes
1. To measure this, scrunch up sage leaves into a tight wad then slice it as thinly as you can. Then pinch the finely sliced sage and gently pack it into a teaspoon (plus another 1/2 tsp!) to measure it.Thyme is also a lovely herb for this. Use the same quantity of fresh thyme or 3/4 tsp dried thyme leaves.2. This isn't a critical step. Most of the time I don't bother. The ricotta partially oozes out of each side, kind of like a mini ricotta sausage sticking out of the chicken! :) And it browns which I like!3. Nutrition per serving.