Chicken with roasted cherry tomato and basil sauce

Chicken with roasted cherry tomato and basil sauce

Chicken-with-roasted-cherry-tomato-and-basil-sauce

 

500 g cherry tomatoes

5 cloves garlic, unpeeled

2 tablespoons olive oil

4*200g breast fillets

1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh basil

1/4 cup (60 ml) cream

 

 

  • preheat oven to 200 C /180 C fan-forced
  • Combine tomatoes, garlic and oil in large shallow baking dish, roast, uncovered, about 20 minutes or until tomatoes soften. when garlic is cool enough to handle, peel.
  • Meanwhile, cook chicken on heated oiled grill plate (or grill or barbecue) until cooked through. Cover; stand 5 minutes.
  • Blend or process garlic and half the tomatoes until smooth. Place in medium saucepan with basil and cream; cook, stirring, over low heat, until heated through. serve chicken topped with sauce and remaining tomatoes