January 17, 2018

Great Shape – protein, fat

Reset – suits all phases

Serves 4

Ingredients

8 free-range chicken thighs or drumsticks
1 punnet cherry tomatoes
1 bunch fresh basil, leaves picked
1 bulb garlic, broken into cloves
1 handful black olives, pitted
olive oil
sea salt and black pepper
1 dried red chilli
8 slices pancetta or thin-sliced bacon

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180ºC. Place all but the pancetta in a baking tray and toss well to mix it up. Reposition the chicken on top and bake for 30 minutes.
  2. Turn the chicken and bake a further 30 minutes.
  3. Place the pancetta or bacon on top of the chicken and return to the oven for 15 minutes, until the chicken is cooked and falling off the bone.
  4. Serve with a crisp green salad.