Chicken, mozzarella and Parma ham recipe

Name: Chicken, mozzarella and Parma ham
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 4 chicken breast fillets; 250g ball mozzarella, sliced into 8; 20g fresh basil; 1 x 78g pack Parma ham; 1 tsp olive oil; salad or steamed greens, to serve (optional)

Created by The Tesco Recipes team

Who wouldn’t love cheesy mozzarella-stuffed chicken wrapped in crisp, Parma ham for dinner or lunch? This speedy recipe is ready in just 30 minutes and super-easy to prepare.

See method

Serves 4
10 mins to prepare and 20 mins to cook
363 calories / serving

Shop your ingredients

Tesco British Chicken Breast Fillets 650G
4 chicken breast fillets
£4.90
£7.54/kg
Creamfields Mozzarella 210G
Aldi Price Match
250g ball mozzarella, sliced into 8
£0.55
£4.40/kg DR.WT
Tesco Fresh Cut Basil 30G
Aldi Price Match
20g fresh basil
£0.50
£16.67/kg
Tesco Honey Roast Ham Slices 125g
Aldi Price Match
1 x 78g pack Parma ham
£0.82
£6.56/kg
Tesco Olive Oil 250Ml
1 tsp olive oil
£3.10
£12.40/litre
Tesco Babyleaf Salad 90G
salad or steamed greens, to serve (optional)
£0.90
£10.00/kg

Method

Preheat the oven to gas 6, 200°C, fan 180°C. Lay the chicken fillets on a chopping board, season all over and make a small incision (about 4-5cm long and 3cm deep) with a sharp knife in the middle of each one.
Stuff 2 slices of the mozzarella and 3 basil leaves into the ‘pocket’ – don’t worry if either is poking out a little. Wrap each chicken breast with 1½ slices of the Parma ham to cover the breast and seal in the pocket.
Heat the oil in a pan and sear the chicken and ham parcels on both sides until golden. Place on a baking tray and bake in the oven for 15-20 mins until the chicken is cooked through with no pink showing (cut into the thickest part of the breast to check the meat is cooked through). Serve with a side salad or some steamed greens, if you like.