Name: Tomato and basil chicken with creamy polenta
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 105 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Bake
Ingredients: 250 g bacon streaky rashers, quartered; 8 chicken thighs; 8 chicken drumsticks; 4-5 leeks sliced; 4 garlic cloves, slivered; 250 ml stock chicken; 1 tomato purée; 2 bay leaves; 15 ml flour cake; 15 ml lemon juice; 1 rosa tomatoes halved; 125 ml fresh basil torn; 1 l stock chicken; 250 ml maize meal fine, polenta; fresh rosemary sprigs, finely chopped; 30 ml butter; parmesan cheese freshly grated; salad greens to serve

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Ingredients (18)

250 g	bacon — streaky rashers, quartered
8	chicken — thighs
8	chicken — drumsticks
4-5	leeks — sliced
4	garlic — cloves, slivered
250 ml	stock — chicken
1	tomato purée
2	bay leaves
15 ml	flour — cake
15 ml	lemon juice
1	rosa tomatoes — halved
125 ml	fresh basil — torn

POLENTA:

1 l	stock — chicken
250 ml	maize meal — fine, polenta
	fresh rosemary — sprigs, finely chopped
30 ml	butter
	parmesan cheese — freshly grated
	salad greens — to serve

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Method:

Heat a little olive oil and saute the bacon for a few minutes. Remove from the pan, but leave the fat in the pan.

Brown the chicken pieces, a few at a time. Place the cooked pieces into a large roasting tin.

Add the leeks to the saucepan and saute for a minute, then add the garlic. Saute for a further minute or two until the leeks are soft. Add the chicken stock, tomato puree, and bay leaves. Bring to the boil, then remove from the heat and pour over the chicken pieces. Bake in a preheated oven for 30 minutes.

Remove from the oven. Mix the flour and lemon juice into the cream and then add a large spoonful of the tomato sauce from the pan to the cream. Stir well, then stir into the tomato mixture in the saucepan. Add the rosa tomatoes and half the basil leaves. Return to the oven and bake for a further 20-30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.

Remove from the oven and season well with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Top with the remaining basil. Serve with polenta and salad on the side.

Polenta Heat the prepared stock until it begins to simmer. Whisk in the polenta and then cook, stirring until the mixture begins to simmer. Reduce the heat and cook, simmering gently until the polenta is tender. Stir in the rosemary, butter, and Parmesan cheese to taste. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

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