The perfect lunch dish for autumn. It’s such a great idea for portable chicken, hence its name. If the weather is fine, you can enjoy it as a picnic dish with a crunchy baguette and salad. If the weather is cool, have an indoor picnic and serve with warm baguette or jacket potato.
The chicken breasts are poached in a court-bouillon broth with garlic and thyme. The chicken is then mixed with fresh chèvre (goat’s cheese) and artichokes and popped into a Kilner jar with a little flavoured oil which is great for dipping your bread in. It can be stored (once cooked) in the fridge for 1 to 2 days in the sealed Kilner jar. If you have fresh artichokes available, use them in preference to tinned ones.