This tangy stuffed chicken recipe with dairy-free sauce is ready in just under an hour and it goes well with Dauphinois potatoes or even a simple serving of vegetables or rice
Ingredients
- 2 lemons
- 4 boneless chicken breasts, skin on
- 8 sprigs fresh tarragon
- 2tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1tsp salt flakes
- 1tsp mixed peppercorns, roughly ground
- 250ml Alpro soya cream alternative
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Method
- To make this chicken breast recipe (opens in new tab), preheat the oven to 200ْºC/fan180ْºC/gas 6
- Cut 7 slices from the middle of 1 lemon and juice the remainder along with the other lemon and set aside.
- Insert 1 slice of lemon under the skin of each chicken breast along with a sprig of tarragon and put in a roasting tin. Drizzle with the olive oil and sprinkle over the salt and ground pepper. Roast for 35 mins.
- Transfer the chicken to a plate and keep warm. Put the roasting tin over a low heat on the hob and add the lemon juice. Stir with a wooden spatula, scraping up any bits stuck to the bottom of the tin. Add the soya cream and stir well to heat the mixture through.
- Return the chicken to the tin and spoon over the sauce. Garnish with the remaining tarragon and lemon slices, and serve.
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