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Chicken stuffed with Stilton served with sweet potato mash and Stilton sauce

Chicken stuffed with Stilton served with sweet potato mash and Stilton sauce is built on Butter, Olive Oil, and Double Cream. Save it, add the ingredients to your shopping list, and cook it tonight.

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp
• 2 tsp
• 1 tbsp
• 5 tbsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Melt the butter with the oil in a non-stick pan and fry the chicken for two minutes on each side, or until pale and golden.

2. 2

   For the mash, boil the sweet potato in salted water for ten minutes, or until soft.

3. 3

   For the Stilton sauce, heat the oil and butter in a small pan.

4. 4

   Add the onion and sauté for three minutes, or until soft.

5. 5

   Add the garlic and cook for one minute.

6. 6

   Add the white wine and simmer for 6-8 minutes, or until reduced to about one and a half tablespoons.

7. 7

   Add the cream and simmer gently for two minutes. Add the Stilton, remove from the heat and stir until the Stilton has melted.

8. 8

   Stir in the chervil and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

9. 9

   To serve, fill a tall 5cm/2in ring with mash placed in the centre of a dinner plate.

10. 10

    Remove the ring and arrange the chicken breast on top of the mash.

11. 11

    Spoon the sauce over the chicken and around the plate.

12. 12

    Garnish with a sprig of chervil.