Chicken Breasts with Crispy Posh Ham

By KennyMac

Ingredients

• 30 g Parmesan cheese
• 2 sprigs of fresh thyme
• 2 skinless chicken breasts
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1 lemon
• 6 slices of prosciutto
• Olive oil

Preparation

Step 1

To prepare your chicken:

1. Grate your Parmesan.

2. Pick the thyme leaves off the stalks.

3. Carefully score the underside of the chicken breasts in a criss-cross fashion with a small knife.

4. Season with a little pepper (you don’t need salt as the prosciutto is quite salty).

5. Lay your breasts next to each other and sprinkle over most of the thyme leaves.

6. Grate a little lemon zest over them, then sprinkle with the Parmesan.

7. Lay 3 prosciutto slices on each chicken breast, overlapping them slightly. (Watch the video of Jamie making this chicken breasts recipe)

8. Drizzle with a little olive oil and sprinkle with the remaining thyme leaves.

9. Put a square of cling film over each breast and give them a few really good bashes with the bottom of a pan until they're about 1cm thick.

To cook your chicken:

1. Put a frying pan over a medium heat.

2. Remove the cling film and carefully transfer the chicken breasts, prosciutto side down, into the pan.

3. Drizzle over some olive oil.

4. Cook for 3 minutes on each side, turning halfway through, giving the ham side an extra 30 seconds to crisp up.

To serve your chicken:

1. Either serve the chicken breasts whole or cut them into thick slices and pile them on a plate

2. Serve with some lemon wedges for squeezing over, and a good drizzle of olive oil.

3. Lovely with mash and green veg or a crunchy salad!