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Oven-baked chicken breast fillet wrapped in bacon

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 4 chicken breast fillets
  • some cheese, grated
  • 1 small jar pesto, green
  • 8 slice(s) bacon, smoked, thinly sliced
  • some salt
  • some pepper

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 1 hour; Total time approx. 1 hour 15 minutes

Filled with green pesto and cheese

Preheat oven to 180 degrees Celsius or grill. Wash the chicken fillets and pat dry with a kitchen towel. Gently pound the fillets on both sides with a meat tenderizer, then season with salt and pepper. Place approximately 1.5 teaspoons of green pesto in the center of each fillet and spread it lightly with a spoon. Sprinkle with a little grated cheese and carefully roll up. Wrap each fillet roll with two strips of bacon. Place the rolls in a baking dish and roast for approximately 1 hour, until the bacon is crispy and the fillet rolls are cooked through.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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