Everyday crispy chicken with sweet tomatoes..

SERVES 4

• 4 chicken legs, jointed
• sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• a big bunch of fresh basil, leaves picked, stalks finely chopped
• 2 big handfuls of red and yellow cherry toms, halved, and ripe plum toms, quartered
• 1 whole bulb of garlic, broken up into cloves
• 1 fresh red chilli, finely chopped
• olive oil

1. Preheat oven to 180c
2. Season your chicken pieces all over and put them into a snug-fitting pan in one layer.
3. Throw in all the basil leaves and stalks, then chuck in your toms.
4. Scatter the garlic cloves into the pan with the chopped chilli and drizzle over some olive oil.
5. Mix around a bit, pushing the toms underneath.
6. Place in the oven for 1 1/2 hours, turning the toms halfway through, until the chicken skin is crisp and the meat falls off the bone.
7. Serve with a simple mashed potato.
8. Squeeze the garlic out of the skins before serving.
9. You could even make it part of a pasta dish - remove chicken meat from the bone and shred it, then toss into a bowl of spaghetti...

ENJOY .....

A simple Jamie Oliver Dish - yep he's done it again !!!