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With the combination of chicken, potatoes, prosciutto and cheese you cannot go wrong with this drool-worth recipe. Just a note – if you are trying to impress a first date you’re your cooking skills … this one will do it!

Ingredients:

Ricotta Filling

⅔ cup ricotta

Zest of 1 small lemon, or ½ large lemon

1½ tsp finely sliced fresh sage leaves (Note 1)

¼ tsp salt

Pepper

Prosciutto Chicken & Potatoes

4 chicken thigh fillets, skinless and boneless (about 5 – 7 oz / 150 – 200g each)

4 long or 8 small thin slices of prosciutto

1.5 lb / 750 g potatoes, peeled and cut into thin slices

1 garlic clove, crushed (optional)

1½ tbsp olive oil + ½ tbsp extra olive oil

1 tsp dried thyme leaves

¼ cup freshly grated parmesan

Salt and pepper

Instructions

1.Preheat oven to 180C/350F.

2.Mix together the Ricotta Filling ingredients in a small bowl.

3.Lay out the prosciutto on a work surface. Place chicken lengthwise at the bottom of each strip.

4.Divide Ricotta Filling between the chicken, placing it at the bottom (closest to you).

5.Roll up the chicken, wrapping it in the prosciutto, finishing with the seam side down. Not too tightly otherwise the ricotta will ooze out!

6.Use toothpicks to seal the ends. (Note 2)

7.Spread the potato slices on the base of a roasting dish or large ovenproof skillet. Fan them out so they are overlapping slightly.

8.Mix together 1½ tbsp olive oil and garlic then pour over the potatoes, using a teaspoon or brush to spread it out. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and thyme leaves.

9.Place chicken on top of the potato, drizzle the chicken with ½ tbsp olive oil and bake for 40 minutes.

10.Remove chicken onto a plate to rest, covered loosely with foil.

11.Sprinkle the potatoes with parmesan cheese, then return just the potatoes back into the oven and turn up the oven to maximum. Bake for 5 minutes.

12.Remove potatoes from the oven. Place chicken back on top.

13.Serve asap!

The cook time is about 45 minutes and with a 15 minute prep time we’ve got a 1 hour total time that serves four people!

We love one pan dishes. Besides being an easier dish to cook (usually) you don’t have as many dishes to place in the dishwasher or to scrub in the sink!

Besides that, this is one of those dishes that is as nice for company as it is for the family. Double duty is always great! The chicken adds extra flavor to the potatoes, which are already super-tasty and golden brown!

However, because it’s fully packed with ricotta cheese you may need to use toothpicks to keep things together – but sometimes that is not necessary. You have to expect a certain amount of ooze rom these things and, all in one pan, it kinda stays in the family.

Article & Photo Source: Recipe Tin Eats