Mary Berry's chicken, mozzarella and tomato bake - YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Food Mary Berry’ s chicken mozzarella and tomato bake By You Magazine - February 24, 2019 Easy and quick but hearty, this chicken mozzarella and tomato bake will become a firm family favourite. Sun-blushed or sun-soaked tomatoes – only partially dried and usually preserved in oil – have a delicious, concentrated flavour. You can find them in the supermarket in a jar or in a pack in the chiller cabinets. Georgia Glynn Smith SERVES 4 PREP TIME: 20 minutes COOK TIME: 25-30 minutes 400g (14oz) passata 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce 75g (3oz) full-fat cream cheese 100g (4oz) ready-grated mozzarella cheese (see note) leaves from 1 small bunch of basil, chopped 6 sun-blushed tomatoes, drained and chopped 4 small skinless and boneless chicken breasts (about 150g-175g/5oz-6oz each) 25g (1oz) Parmesan, grated 1. You will need a wide-based, shallow ovenproof dish that is large enough to hold all four chicken breasts. Preheat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. 2. Mix the passata with the Worcestershire sauce, season with salt and pepper and pour into the base of the dish. 3. Mix the cream cheese, mozzarella, basil and tomatoes in a small bowl and season. 4. Cut a slit three-quarters of the way through each chicken breast to make a pocket. Divide the cheese mixture between the chicken breasts, pushing it into each pocket. Press any remaining mixture on top of the breasts and then season. 5. Place the chicken in the dish on top of the passata mixture and sprinkle with the Parmesan. Bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through, with no traces of pink, and the tomato sauce is bubbling. 6. Serve with a fresh green salad or steamed green beans. COOK’S NOTES Using ready-grated mozzarella from a packet makes this dish extra quick! You could use a ball of buffalo mozzarella instead – you’ll just need to tear it into pieces. PREPARE AHEAD The dish can be assembled up to 4 hours ahead and kept, covered, in the fridge. FREEZE The stuffed chicken breasts can be frozen for up to a month. Defrost thoroughly, then bake in the tomato sauce, sprinkled with Parmesan, to serve. SAVE 20 PER CENT ON MARY’S NEW BOOK Mary Berry Quick Cooking will be published by BBC Books on 21 February, price £22. As well as Mary’s introduction, the book contains more than 100 all-new recipes, plus her crucial tips for each one. Chapters include: Light Bites and Tapas; Speedy Soups; Salads and Grains; Fish; Poultry and Game; Pork, Lamb and Beef; Rice, Noodles and Pasta; Quick Veg; Puddings, and Baking. To order a copy for £17.60 until 3 March, visit mailshop.co.uk/books or call 0844 571 0640; p&p is free on orders over £15. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR Kids can eat for free at these restaurants during October half-term How to make the viral negroni sbagliato with prosecco at home 7 Halloween recipes with serious hex factor Popular in Food Gabriela Peacock 14-day plan Anytime baked eggs May 23, 2021 Joe Wicks’ maple-glazed chicken thighs with Asian slaw June 6, 2021 Mary Berry is returning to TV screens for a brand new June 15, 2021 Eleanor Maidment My summer taste notes July 4, 2021 Uyen Luu’ s sticky mustard marmalade ribs July 25, 2021 Annie Bell’ s white peach bellinis recipe August 8, 2021 M& S has launched a new crunchy Caramilk-inspired golden chocolate spread August 24, 2021 Deliciously preserved pickle and jam recipes September 19, 2021 Gordon Ramsay’ s bang bang cauliflower October 3, 2021 Wow right now Clodagh McKenna’ s speedy family dinners October 24, 2021 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved