3.2.3 Proscuitto-wrapped chicken with honey-roaster pears

Serves: 4
Time to actively work on it: 40 min
Oven Temperature: 200 C
Time in oven/on stove: 20 min

Ingredients

Amount
Ingredient Preparation
50 g butter chopped
2 tbsp honey
3 firm, ripe pears quartered
4 chicken breasts
0.5tbsp paprika
1 tbsp olive oil
4 slices proscuitto
2 tbsp parsley chopped

Instructions

  1. Place butter and honey in a shallow roasting pan.
  2. Place in oven for 5 min.
  3. Place pears in roasting pan and toss to coat in honey mixture.
  4. Roast for 10 min.
  5. Remove from oven and toss again.
  6. Meanwhile, lightly sprinkle chicken with paprika.
  7. Heat olive oil in a large, non-stick frying pan.
  8. Cook chicken over medium-high heat for 2 min each side.
  9. Set aside for 5 min to cool slightly.
  10. Wrap proscuitto around each chicken breast.
  11. Return chicken to frying pan shortly to coat proscuitto in oil.
  12. arrange chicken on top of pears and return to oven for 20 min.
  13. Rest for 5 min.
  14. Sprinkle with parsley.