Comfort food just got an upgrade with my latest recipe! 🥔✨ Crispy baked jacket potatoes are loaded with tender chicken, rich sundried tomato pesto, and plenty of flavour for a simple but satisfying meal the whole family will love. It’s perfect for busy weeknights or a cosy lunch, this recipe is easy to make, hearty, and packed with delicious Mediterranean-inspired goodness.
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Serves 4
Equipment
- Sharp knife
- Chopping board
- Juicer or fork
- Pestle and mortar
Ingredients for the pesto
- Pine nuts x 100g
- Olive oil x enough to make a smoothish pesto
- Basil x 1 small handful
- Spinach x 1 small handful
- Rocket x 1 small handful
- Lemon x 1 juice and zest
- Sundried tomatoes x 4 – 8
- Salt and pepper to taste
Method to make the pesto
- Place the pine nuts, sundried tomatoes, basil, spinach, rocket, lemon juice and zest and taste into the mortar.
- Add a little olive oil and mash with the pestle.
- Keep adding a little bit of olive oil until it’s at a think and smoothish consistency.
- Or at a consistency you like.
- Add salt and pepper to taste and mix into the pesto.
- Grate and stir in cheese at this point. (Optional).
- Next cook the chicken and jacket potatoes
Ingredients for the Chicken and Jacket Potatoes
- Chicken x 500g
- Jacket potatoes x 4
Method for the Chicken and Jacket Potatoes
- Preheat the oven to 200°C or gas mark 6.
- Pierce the potatoes with the sharp knife.
- Place the potatoes into a baking tray.
- When the oven has preheated put the baking tray in and bake for 30 minutes.
- Oil the baking tray if necessary.
- Place the chicken breasts into the baking tray.
- Cook for about 25 – 30 minutes or until the juices run clear.
- Once the chicken has cooked remove from the oven and leave to rest for 5 – 10 minutes.
- Slice the chicken breasts and put into the large mixing bowl.
- Add in the sundried tomato pesto.
- Mix these ingredients together.
- Cut the jacket potatoes in half and spoon in the masala mayo chicken into each jacket.
- Finally serve with side of your choice and enjoy.
If you give it a try, I’d love to hear what you think and see your creations!
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