Caprese hasselback chicken

Name: Caprese hasselback chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 1400 g boiling water; 1 tsp salt; 250 g dried risoni pasta; 4 chicken breasts; 18 - 20 semi sun-dried tomato strips; 100 g fresh mozzarella; ground black pepper; 2 tbsp basil pesto; 2 bunches asparagus; 200 g cherry tomatoes

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Prep. 20 min

Total 40 min

4 portions

Ingredients

boiling water
1400 g
salt plus extra to season
1 tsp
dried risoni pasta
250 g
chicken breasts (approx. 200 g each), cut deep slits (1 cm apart) into each breast (do not cut all the way through)
4
semi sun-dried tomato strips in oil (oil reserved for drizzling)
18 - 20
fresh mozzarella cut into thin slices (5 mm), then cut into halves
100 g
ground black pepper to season
basil pesto (see Tip), plus extra to serve (optional)
2 tbsp
asparagus trimmed and cut into pieces (4 cm)
2 bunches
cherry tomatoes
200 g