Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Bacon Wrapped Chicken Rolls

 

 

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When I have people over, for dinner ( or want a meal thats just a bit special on weeknight) I want something that works every time, that I can prepare in advance, is easy and stressfree but looks like I spent hours preparing!

These chicken rolls fill the bill on all counts.

The hardest part is butterflying the breast but frankly its not that hard at all and Ive shown step by step below how I do that.

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Butterflying a Chicken Breast

Step one – Turn Breast upside down and remove the tenderloin ( thats the slightly detached piece on one side)

( I save the tenderloins – I freeze them to use in other recipes)

Step 2 put the knife in the centre of the breast and make a horizontal cut approximately 2/3  of the depth of the fattest part of the breast. Cut to about 1cm from the edge of the breast but be careful not to cut all the way through. Fold the cut side out and make another horizontal cut at a depth of half way through and cut to approximately 1cm from the edge and fold out again.

Step 3 – repeat step 2 on the other side of the breast . Fold out.

You should be left with a breast that is approximately 1cm thick all the way across

The ingredients listed below in the recipe are for a single breast ( which can serve  2 people depending on how hungry they are!

INGREDIENTS

4 or 5  Long Strips of bacon ( Preferably streaky bacon )
1 boneless skinless chicken breast ( tenderloin removed)
Pesto
Feta Cheese

METHOD

Butterfly Chicken Breast.
Lay out strips of bacon ( enough strips to be the same width as the chicken)  on aluminium foil
Place chicken on the bacon – make sure there is enough bacon visible to roll completely around the chicken.
Spoon pesto across chicken and place feta cheese on pesto.

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Roll up Chicken/Bacon carefully and encase in the tin foil , carefully folding over edges to completely encase .

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Bake at 200 C for 20 minutes. Stand for 5 minutes before opening tin foil and then place under grill for further 5 minutes or until bacon is browned.

Slice and serve.

Filling contents can be changed to suit – Try Roasted Red Peppers and Brie, or Figs or Prunes and Goats Cheese.

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This recipe can also be cooked in a Steam Combi oven – Use Combination Mode at 200C.

You will need to grill the breast briefly after cooking to brown the bacon.

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