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To prepare your chicken
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Grate your Parmesan.
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Pick the thyme leaves off the stalks.
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Carefully score the underside of the chicken breasts in a criss-cross fashion with a small knife.
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Season with a little pepper (you dont need salt as theprosciutto is quite salty).
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Lay your breasts next to each other and sprinkle over most of the thyme leaves.
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Grate a little lemon zest over them and sprinkle with Parmesan.
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Lay 3 prosciutto slices on each chicken breast overlapping them slightly.
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Drizzle a little olive oil and sprinkle with the remaining thyme leaves.
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Put a square of plastic wrap over each breast and give them a few really good bashes with the bottom of a saucepan until they are about 1/2 inch thick.
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To cook your chickn
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Put a frying pan over a medium heat.
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Remove the plastic wrap and carefully transfer the chicken breasts, prosciutto side down, into the pan.
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Drizzle over some olive oil.
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Cook for 3 minutes on each side, turning halfway through giving the ham side an extra 30 seconds to crisp up.
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To serve your chicken
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Either serve the chicken breasts whole or cut them into thick slices and pile them on a plate.
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Serve with lemon wedges for squeezing over and a good drizzle f olive oil.
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Lovely with mashed potatoes and green veggies or a crunchy salad.
