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|description=Anne usually take the 'easy way out' when it comes to cooking and gets ready-meals. She loved this so much she asked me to reproduce it
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|TotalCalories = 954
|PortionCalories = 477
|DatePublished=24th October 2014
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|Servings = Serves 2
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 2 hours, 20 minutes
|PrepTime = 2 hours
|CookTime = 20 minutes
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====Best recipe review====

''A sort of one-handed pizza''

5/5 

This looks great and tastes as good as any pizza. And you can eat it with one hand!

 [[User:PSmith|Paul R Smith]] 
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While I'm away, Anne, my partner usually take the 'easy way out' when it comes to cooking and gets ready-meals. She was very taken with Morrison's [[Chicken]] margherita melt and asked if I could make it as she enjoyed it so much.

This is my attempt at reproducing a version of it. The original ready meal came with [[Roast potatoes|roast potatoes]], but I think it would be nicer in flour or corn [[tortillas]].

{{RecipeIngredients

| 2 [[Chicken breasts|chicken breasts]], skin removed
| 2 tablespoons [[Balsamic vinegar|balsamic vinegar]]
| 2 fat [[Cloves of Garlic, peeled and crushed|cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed]]
| [[Salt]] and [[Freshly ground black pepper|freshly ground black pepper]]
| Half a teaspoon of [[Mexican oregano]] - Normal [[oregano]] is perfectly good, but not quite a strongly flavoured
| 1 [[Egg|egg]], beaten
| [[Flour]] for dredging - I love to use [[Masa Harina|masa harina]] or fine[[Yellow cornmeal|yellow cornmeal]] for this but [[plain flour]] is fine
| 1 ball of [[Mozzarella cheese|mozzarella cheese]] thinly sliced
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'''[[Salsa|salsa]]'''
{{RecipeIngredientsNB
| 4 fresh [[Tomatoes|tomatoes]]
| 1 [[Clove|clove]] of [[Garlic, peeled and crushed|garlic, peeled and crushed]]
| Small bunch of [[Spring onions|spring onions]]
| Freshly picked [[Basil leaves|basil leaves]]
| 1 small [[Red chilli|red chilli]], sliced, [[Seeds|seeds]] removed if preferred
| 1 small [[Green Indian chilli|green indian chilli]], sliced, [[Seeds|seeds]] removed if preferred
| [[Zest]] and [[Juice|juice]] of 1 [[Lime|lime]]
| 2 tablespoons of [[Olive oil]]
| [[Salt]] and [[Pepper|pepper]]
}}

===[[Mise en place]]===

* Flatten the [[chicken breasts]] by bashing them with a rolling pin between a sheet of [[greaseproof paper]]; [[Flattening chicken breasts, aka Jamie Oliver chicken bashing|see here for more detailed steps and a neat tip]]
* Add the flattened chicken breasts to a [[Lock & Lock box]] together with [[salt]], [[Freshly ground black pepper|pepper]], [[crushed garlic]], [[balsamic vinegar]] and the [[Mexican oregano]]
* Clip on the lid, shake like mad to mix the marinade and coat the chicken
* Refrigerate for a few hours if possible
* Prepare your grill so you can melt the [[mozzarella]] when you are ready to serve
* Warm a serving platter
<gallery widths=250px heights=250px perrow=5>
Image:Chicken margherita melt.jpg|Laid out on a flour tortilla, with a little sour cream too!
Image:Chicken margherita melt not Jamie Oliver.jpg|Serve yourself! Not up to Jamie Oliver's presentation standards but it worked well for us.
Image:Chicken margherita melt out of the grill.jpg|Direct from grilling
Image:Chicken margherita melt ready to grill.jpg|Ready to grill
Image:Chicken margherita melt pan fried.jpg|Pan fried for 9 minutes
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===Method===
{{RecipeMethod
| Prepare 3 plates, one with your dredging flour, one with the beaten [[egg]] and the last with [[breadcrumbs]]
| Heat a large [[frying pan]] over a medium heat and add a few tablespoons or [[olive oil]]
| Dredge both sides of the marinaded chicken in a saucer of your flour to coat. This helps the beaten egg to stick to the meat
| Dip the floured chicken in the beaten egg and then pull it through the breadcrumbs and pop them into the hot frying pan
| Cook for 4 minutes on each side or until the chicken is properly cooked and pop them onto a paper towel
| Slice the cooked chicken into 2.5 cm (1") thick strips and place on a baking tray. I've used a [[silicone baking mat]] as it's easier to clean and does not stick
| Place the [[mozzarella]] on top of the cooked [[chicken]] and grill until it's nice and gooey
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'''salsa and tortillas'''
{{RecipeMethod
| Chop the [[tomatoes]] into eight slices
| Slice the [[spring onions]] on the diagonal
| Roughly tear the [[basil leaves]] into pieces to release their aromatics
| Add these to a bowl together with the chopped [[chillies]], [[lime juice]] and [[zest]], [[olive oil]] and seasoning and mix well
| Microwave the corn [[tortillas]] for 1 minute to warm them
}}
===Serving suggestions===
Serve the cheesey chicken from a hot platter and roll up the tortillas together with the salsa
===Recipe source===
* My variation on a Morrisons ready meal; Chicken Margherita melt
===Variations===
This would be good with [[rice]], [[roast potatoes]], even as a filling for [[taco shells]].
===Chef's notes===
My original choice was to serve this with pitta breads, that would probably have been a bit easier to eat and less messy than soft tortillas.
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[[Category:British recipes]]
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[[Category:Grilled, griddled or barbecued]]
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