Ainsley Harriott served up a tasty chicken cordon bleu, with cannellini mash and cherry tomatoes on Ainsley’s Food We Love.

The ingredients are: 4 x large chicken thighs, boneless, skinless, 4 thin slices of Gruyere or emmenthal, 4 slices of good quality ham and prosciutto, 150g fresh white or panko breadcrumbs, 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley, 3 tbsp plain flour, seasoned with a pinch of cayenne and salt, 3 eggs, beaten, 2 tbsp sunflower oil, knob of butter, cherry tomatoes on the vine.

For the beans: 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 small clove of garlic, crushed, 2 x 400g can of Cannellini beans, rinsed and drained, grated zest of 1/2 lemon, 50g mild cheddar cheese, grated, splash of stock, if needed, 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley, salt and pepper.

See Ainsley’s recipes in his book titled: Ainsley Harriott’s Friends & Family Cookbook: Over 200 Reasons to Eat In available from Amazon now.