Herb & ricotta chicken with mushroom rice

Name: Herb & ricotta chicken with mushroom rice
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 45 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 ½ tsp rapeseed oil; 2 leeks washed and sliced; 180g closed cup mushrooms roughly sliced; 125g brown basmati rice; 3 thyme sprigs; 2 tsp vegetable bouillon powder; 60g ricotta; good handful basil chopped, plus a few small leaves, to serve; 1 garlic clove finely grated; 10g parmesan finely grated; 2 skinless chicken breast fillets; handful chopped parsley plus extra to serve

Instructions

Prep:10minCook:35min

Stuff chicken breasts with a creamy garlic and Parmesan filling for a special, yet super-healthy, dinner that provides folate, iron and two of your 5-a-day

Updated at: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:26:14 GMT