Chicken wrapped in bacon with goats cheese

"I came across this dish when I was filming The Bachelorette. It was my day off with Jo (my minder) and she and I cooked it together, my favourite little memory of the experience."

Chicken wrapped in bacon with goats cheese Credit: Kitti Gould

• serves

  2

• prep

  10 minutes

• cook

  20 minutes

• difficulty

  Easy

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Ingredients

• 2 chicken breast fillets
• ¼ cup soft goats cheese
• 2 tbsp pesto
• sea salt and black pepper, to season
• 4 slices streaky bacon
• olive oil, for drizzling

To serve

• steamed green beans
• grape or cherry tomatoes

Resting time: 10 minutes

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 220˚C (fan-forced 200˚C).
2. Gently pound the chicken breasts between two pieces of plastic wrap until about 1.5 cm-thick.
3. Remove the top piece of plastic wrap, then spread the goats cheese and pesto over the top of each breast. Season with black pepper.
4. Roll the chicken breasts up lengthways, then wrap in streaky bacon, using toothpicks to secure.
5. Heat a good drizzle of oil in a small heavy-based, oven-proof frying pan. Add the chicken and cook, without turning, for 3 minutes, then brown on all sides. Transfer the pan to the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and rest for 10 minutes.
6. Thickly slice the chicken, then serve with steamed beans and cherry tomatoes.

 

Photography by Kitti Gould.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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