Parmesan Chicken Breasts with Crispy Posh Ham

Good

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Grate your Parmesan

Step 2

Pick the thyme leaves off the stalks.

Step 3

Carefully score the underside of the chicken breasts in a criss-cross fashion with a small knife

Step 4

Season with a little pepper (you don't need salt as the prosciutto is quite salty).

Step 5

Lay your breasts next to each other and sprinkle over most of the thyme leaves

Step 6

Grate a little lemon zest over them, then sprinkle with the Parmesan

Step 7

Lay 3 prosciutto slices on each chicken breast, overlapping them slightly

Step 8

Drizzle with a little olive oil and sprinkle with the remaining thyme leaves.

Step 9

Put a square of clingfilm over each breast and give them a few really good bashes with the bottom of a pan until they're about 1 cm thick

Step 10

Put a frying pan over a medium heat

Step 11

Remove the clingfilm and carefully transfer the chicken breasts, prosciutto side down into the pan.

Step 12

Drizzle over some olive oil.

Step 13

Cook for 3 minutes on each side, turning halfway through, giving the ham side an extra 30 seconds to crisp up

Step 14

Either serve the chicken breasts whole or cut them into thick slices and pile them on a plate.

Step 15

Serve with some lemon wedges for squeezing over, and a good drizzle of olive oil.