The Ultimate Bacon Wrapped Hunters Chicken With Mash, Greens & Gravy

Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ gas 7

Before you start cooking, take your chicken out of the fridge, open the packet and let it air

Pat your chicken breast joint[s] dry with kitchen paper and season them on both sides with your smoked paprika

Cut your smoked streaky bacon in half

Add your seasoned chicken, skin side up, to a baking paper-lined baking tray (or two!) and top with the halved bacon, overlapping slightly

Add a drizzle of vegetable oil and put the tray[s] in the oven for an initial 15 min

Meanwhile, combine your BBQ sauce and tomato ketchup in a small bowl with 2 tbsp [3 tbsp] [4 tbsp] cold water – this is your hunters chicken sauce

Boil a kettle

Grate your cheddar cheese finely, peel and finely chop (or grate) your garlic

Trim your green beans, then add to a large piece of tin foil (or two!) with the chopped garlic, a little salt, a knob of butter and a splash of cold water, scrunch the foil around the green beans to form a tightly sealed parcel[s]

Once the chicken has had 15 min, remove the tray from the oven and add the parcel[s] to the other side of the tray, return to the oven for 15 min or until the green beans are tender

Peel and chop your potatoes into small bite-sized pieces, then add the chopped potatoes to a pot with plenty of boiled water and bring to the boil over a high heat

Once boiling, reduce the heat to medium and cook for 12-15 min or until fork-tender then drain and return to the pot to steam dry, return the drained potatoes to a low heat and add a splash of milk and a knob of butter

Season with a little salt and pepper and mash until smooth – this is your mash

Reboil half a kettle

Once the bacon is crisp, spoon half the hunters chicken sauce (you'll use the rest later!) over the bacon wrapped chicken breast joint[s] and sprinkle the grated cheddar over the top

Return the tray[s] to the oven for a final 5-7 min or until the cheese is melted and the chicken is cooked through (no pink meat!) – this is your bacon wrapped hunters chicken

Combine the remaining hunters chicken sauce with your gravy base and 100ml [150ml] [200ml] boiled water in a heatproof bowl, then whisk thoroughly

Put the bowl in the microwave and cook for 1 min or until thickened

Give everything a good mix up (careful it may be hot!) – this is your sweet smoky gravy