chicken w/ petit pois bonne femme

Here's a quick and tasty dish that I whipped up real quick in the midst of my studying. Chicken Breast w/ Petit Pois Bonne Femme.

Bonne femme (French) translates to "good wife" and it refers to a dish done in a rustic and comforting way. You sauté onions, crisp up the bacon and add frozen peas at the end. Quick and easy. This dish has 4 ingredients and can be done in 10 - 15 minutes, maximum. Put down that phone because tonight, no delivery pizza or Chinese takeaways are going to crowd your dinner table.

The crescent moon looking thing is puff pastry cut by a cutter and cut again to make the moon shape. I had a little bit of puff pastry left over and was just finding a way to use it up. Completely unnecessary for this dish but fun!

Chicken Breast w/ Petit Pois Bonne Femme
Inspired by Gordon Ramsay, Serves 4

Ingredients:
- 4 Chicken Breasts
- 1 medium onion, diced
- 4 strips of bacon, strips (lardons)
- 1.5 cup green peas

1) Slice bacon into lardons and cook until browned.
2) In a separate pan, add olive oil to a hot pan and cook the chicken breast. Mine took about 2-3 minutes per side because they were so thin. Alternatively, you can preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and sauté the chicken 1-2 minutes per side and pop it in the oven for about 8 minutes if you have large chicken breasts.
3) Add onions and olive oil (if needed). Season with pepper and lightly with salt. Sauté until onions are translucent.
4) Add frozen (or fresh) peas and season. Don't overdo the salt because the bacon itself is salty. Taste, taste, taste!
5) Place the pea mixture on a plate and place chicken on top. Don't slice chicken breasts like I did.

Hind sight, I regret cutting the chicken breast because it didn't stay on top of the peas too well. Presentation wise, it would've been neater and better with just the whole chicken breast. Lesson learnt for next time!