Name: Chicken wrapped with bacon
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 100 gram tasty cheese, rouhly chopped; 2 teaspoon fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 chicken breasts, skinless and boneless; 8 rashers bacon or prosciutto; 1/2 cup white wine (optional); 1/2 cup hot chicken stock; 1 cup basmati rice; 200 gram fresh reen beans, halved; 50 gram butter; 1 bag fresh spinach, stems removed; finely grated rind of 1 lemon

Chicken wrapped with bacon

Chicken breasts take on a whole new dimension of taste when they are wrapped in bacon and roasted in the oven.

Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

35M

Total

50M

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Ingredients

100 gram tasty cheese, rouhly chopped

2 teaspoon fresh thyme or 1 tsp dried thyme

salt and freshly ground black pepper

4 chicken breasts, skinless and boneless

8 rashers bacon or prosciutto

1/2 cup white wine (optional)

1/2 cup hot chicken stock

1 cup basmati rice

200 gram fresh reen beans, halved

50 gram butter

1 bag fresh spinach, stems removed

finely grated rind of 1 lemon

Method

1.Heat the oven to 200C. Mix the cheese and thyme, then season. Slice a pocket into each chicken breast and stuff with cheese mixture. Secure with a toothpick and wrap each breast in two rashers of bacon.

2.Bake the chicken in a roasting dish with the wine and stock for 25 to 30 minutes, basting until cooked through.

3.Meanwhile, cook the rice according to packet instructions and cook beans in boiling salted water for 4 minutes.

4.Heat butter in a large pan, add spinach and cover for 1 minute until wilted. Season with salt and pepper, then add drained rice, beans, lemon rind and stir through. Serve rice and vegetables with a chicken breast.

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