Marmite chicken with cacio e pepe butter beans (2024)

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By: Pollyanna Coupland
Food producer, delicious.

• Published:24 Oct 23
• Updated:18 Mar 24

• Test kitchen approved

This easy chicken dinner is absolute umami in a bowl. If you’re unable to eat gluten, the rich cheesy beans are your opportunity to try the flavours of the famous Italian pasta dish cacio e pepe, but without the pasta (Marmite however contains gluten). You’re going to love it…

Ingredients

• 1 tsp Marmite
• 30g butter
• 2 chicken thighs and/or drumsticks, or a mixture (skin-on, bone in)
• 2 400g tins butter beans (don’t discard the liquid)
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 25g parmesan, finely grated, plus the rind from it (optional)
• ½ tsp freshly cracked black peppercorns
• 3 handfuls spinach

Method

1. Heat the oven to 180ºC fan/gas 6. Mix the softened butter and Marmite until you have a pleasing caramel-like mixture. Season the chicken pieces, then rub the Marmite butter all over them, put on an oven tray and cook for 25-30 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, add the beans and their liquid to a small pan with the crushed garlic, the parmesan rind (if using) and half the freshly cracked black pepper. Bring to the boil, then gently simmer for 15 minutes (add a splash of water if they start to dry out). Once the chicken is ready, carefully pour the buttery Marmitey-chicken juices into the beans and simmer for 5 more minutes.
3. Stir in the spinach leaves and the grated parmesan, then the rest of the black pepper. Taste and season with a little more salt if necessary. Divide the beans between two bowls, then top with the chicken pieces and serve.

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• Published:24 Oct 23
• Updated:18 Mar 24

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