It is a confusion of note to try and figure out what to call this one. No doubt that this chicken dish is totally delicious and super simple. Best of all, this recipe gives the chicken breast a good face lift – an ingredient that often leaves us with zero inspiration.
Get this – Tender baked chicken breast, wrapped in bacon and stuffed with sun dried tomato, cheddar and basil pesto. I guess mozzarella cheese would also do wonders, I only had mature cheddar in the fridge, and I have to admit that the strong cheesy taste was amazing!
Try this Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Chicken for an easy dinner idea, serve it with your choice of starch – if you do carbs – or grilled vegetables if you don’t. Doesn’t really matter, it’s a Winna Winna Chicken Dinna!
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| Prep Time | 10 min |
| Cook Time | 40 min |
| Servings | people |
Ingredients
- 2 chicken breasts skin and bone on
- 1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes
- 6 slices mature cheddar/mozzarella
- 2 teaspoons basil pesto
- 8 slices streaky bacon
- fresh basil to garnish
Ingredients
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Instructions
- Heat the oven to 190 degrees Celsius, and prepare an oven safe dish with a drizzle of olive oil.
- Cut a pocket into the chicken breast fillet, and stuff it with slices of cheese, sun dried tomato and lashings of basil pesto.
- Wrap each breast in 3 – 4 slices of bacon, fasting it with toothpicks for the baking process.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 30 – 40 minutes, and serve with your choice of starch or vegetables.
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My daughter is currently in Johannesburg and just had the “best meal of her life!”. She said it is a chicken. Breast rolled with bacon and (maybe) stuffed with hazelnuts and served with some very interesting and delicious mushrooms. I was searching for a similar recipe when your blog popped up. Have you ever had this dish? Let me know if you try to recreate it. Sounds delicious!
Hi Nicole, That sounds absolutely amazing! Mushrooms and hazelnuts, what a combo! So glad you stumbled on my blog – hope you try some recipes out. Enjoy!
I would call this dish “Ruby chicken ” I make a similar dish but use philly cheese, serve with a pesto sauce on a bed od rice
That sounds delicious Deb!