stuffed.

Hello. So these are Carmie's chicken delights. They're relatively simple to make - only calling on 5 key ingredients (butter included). As usual, we ate them on their own, because we're students. But for those of you looking for something a little more well-balanced, we'd suggest you throw together a side salad of sort to accompany this savoury treat. 

bacon-wrapped chicken breasts

stuffed with danish feta and basil pesto

2 large chicken breasts

75g danish feta, crumbled

2 teaspoons basil pesto

200g streaky bacon

butter for frying

string for tying 

turn the breast onto its side and using a knife, cut into the centre of the breast, creating a pocket and being careful not to cut through the breast

smooth 1 teaspoon of pesto throughout the pocket of each breast

evenly place half of the feta into each breast 

separate the bacon into two portions and lay the two sets of strips of bacon out on a clean surface

place each chicken breast in the middle of a set of bacon strips 

fold the bacon edges over (towards the centre of the chicken breast)

tightly wrap the chicken breasts with string to ensure the bacon holds throughout the cooking

season with salt and pepper

preheat the oven to 150 degrees celcius 

pan fry the breasts in butter on a high heat until golden brown on both sides

remove the breasts from the pan, and place the both the breasts and cooking juices into a baking dish 

place the breasts in the oven and cook for a further 15 minutes until the chicken is cooked through but still moist

remember to remove the string before attempting to eat this delicious meal!

happy fooding!