Name: Stuffed pesto chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 cup fresh breadcrumbs; 1/2 cup grated mozzarella; 1 rasher rindless bacon, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon olive oil; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 4 chicken maryland legs, skin on; 20 gram butter, melted; roast potatoes, to serve; Sauce; 1/3 cup cream; 1/4 cup chicken stock; 2 tablespoon pesto

Stuffed pesto chicken

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Serves 4

Prep

15M

Cook

40M

Total

55M

Ingredients

1 cup fresh breadcrumbs

1/2 cup grated mozzarella

1 rasher rindless bacon, finely chopped

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 clove garlic, crushed

4 chicken maryland legs, skin on

20 gram butter, melted

roast potatoes, to serve

Sauce

1/3 cup cream

1/4 cup chicken stock

2 tablespoon pesto

Method

1.Preheat oven to moderate, 180°C. Line a roasting pan with baking paper.

2.In a small bowl, combine breadcrumbs, cheese, bacon, oil and garlic; season to taste. Carefully push stuffing between skin and breast of each chicken maryland; chill 30 minutes.

3.Arrange chicken, skin-side up, in pan. Brush with butter; season to taste.

4.Bake chicken 35-40 minutes, basting occasionally, until cooked through and golden. Rest, covered with foil, 5 minutes.

5.To make sauce, in a small pan. combine cream, stock and pesto. Stir over a low heat until almost boiling; season. Drizzle over chicken.

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