Stuffed Chicken Breast
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Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts
- 70g feta cheese cubed
- 1 bag Spinach leaves
- 4-8 slices Bacon (optional)
- pinch nutmeg powder
- 25g Butter
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- pinch thyme
Accompaniment
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Description
I remember the first time my 14 yr old son made this as one of his trial dishes. we have it every week now with a different twist each time.
Method
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1. preheat oven to 190 degrees celsius (410 F, Gas 5)
2. Take each Chicken breast and create a pocket down the side of it.
3. in a pan, melt the butter and fry the spinach until wilted. stand to cool in a bowl.
4. when the spinach has cooled enough to handle, add the nutmeg and mix. squeeze the liquid out of the spinach.
5. in the pocket in the chicken, put a quater of the feta cheeese and a quarter of the spinach. wrap the chicken in bacon covering the pocket.
6. place in a preheated, lightly oiled roasting tin. season with salt and pepper and thyme.
7. cook in the oven for around 30 mins or until the chicken is cooked.
8.serve with roast potatoes, veg and the juices from the roasting tin
Bon apetite
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