Braised Pesto Butter Beans with Crispy Chicken Thighs

A delicious and impressive meal of butter beans with crispy chicken thighs, whipped roasted garlic butter, and pesto. Perfect for a relaxed dinner in under an hour.

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 180

Step 2

Cut the top of a whole garlic head and place in aluminium foil with some olive oil and scrunch up and place in oven. Roast for around 30-40min. Once done, whip room temperature butter with roasted garlic and sea salt.

Step 3

In a pan, heat oil and brown the chicken thighs until they are crispy, skin side down. Set aside.

Step 4

In the same pan, sauté shallots and add white wine to deglaze.

Step 5

Add butter beans, chicken stock, bay leaf, and allow it to simmer.

Step 6

Incorporate creme fraiche and lemon juice into the bean mixture.

Step 7

Return the chicken thighs to the pan and let them cook through on a low heat with a lid on.

Step 8

Blend the pesto sauce with basil, parmesan (can be old), pine nuts, lemon juice, garlic, and salt.

Step 9

Serve the bean mixture topped with crispy chicken thighs and drizzle with pesto and roasted garlic butter and chives if you like