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Chicken wrapped with bacon

INGREDIENTS

- 100 g Tasty cheese
- 2 tsp Fresh thyme
- 1 to taste Salt & freshly ground pepper
- 4 Chicken breasts
- 8 Bacon rashers
- ½ cup White wine
- ½ cup Chicken stock
- 1 cup Basmati rice
- 200 g Green beans
- 50 g Butter
- 1 bag Spinach
- 1 Lemon
Serves :
Cooking time:

METHOD

  1. Heat the oven to 200 degC. Mix the roughly chopped tasty cheese and thyme, then season. Slice a pocket into each skinless and boneless 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.

Recipe from eatwell.co.nz

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