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Chicken With Fresh Herb Mascarpone

Here's how you make Chicken With Fresh Herb Mascarpone
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  • Servings: 4
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 40m
    • The following recipe serves 4 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 4 leeks (cleaned and finely sliced)
  • 3/4 cup chicken stock (you may need more)
  • Salt (freshly ground to taste)
  • Pepper (freshly ground to taste)
  • 250 grams mascarpone cheese
  • 1/2 cup herbs (freshly chopped, eg chives, mint and parsley)
  • 4 chicken breasts (skin on and on the bone)
  • 2 tablespoons butter (melted)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat oven to 160C (fan forced) 180C (conventional).

  • Step 2: Place leeks into the base of a large oven dish and add stock and seasonings and set aside.

  • Step 3: Mix together mascarpone and herbs.

  • Step 4: Lift up the skin of chicken and put a layer of herbed cheese underneath and then pull the skin back and smooth down.

  • Step 5: Place them on top of leeks and brush with melted butter.

  • Step 6: Cook in the oven for about 30 to 40 minutes, adding more stock if required (check after first 20 minutes and every ten there after).

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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