Bacon Wrapped Goat Cheese Chicken Breasts

Submitted by English_Rose

"A tasty goat cheese filling gives a Mediterranean touch to bacon-wrapped chicken in Gioconda Scott's simple recipe. Serve with an easy tomato salad if desired."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 2 tomatoes, skinned and diced
• 2 ounces goat cheese
• 1 pinch salt and black pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 ounces oregano, leaves finely chopped
• 2 chicken breast fillets
• 6 slices bacon

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F
2. In a bowl, mix together the diced tomato and goat cheese. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Mix in the olive oil and around a teaspoon of the chopped oregano leaves.
3. Cut a slash lengthways in each of the chicken breast fillets to form a cavity in each one.
4. Stuff each cavity with the goat cheese mixture.
5. Wrap each chicken breast in 3 bacon slices and secure each one with a piece of string or toothpick.
6. Place the bacon-wrapped chicken breasts in a shallow, greased oven dish, Sprinkle with the remaining oregano and season with freshly ground pepper.
7. Roast the chicken for 20-30 minutes until cooked through.
8. Serve at once with a tomato salad.

Reviews

[gillbritton]

I made this for my family and they really liked it. Really easy to make. Only a couple changes....I omitted the olive oil from the goat cheese filling. It was smooth/creamy enough and I think adding the olive oil would have made it a little runny. Also, I had to cook the chicken for just under an hour...20-30 minutes wasn't enough to cook thicker chicken breasts all the way through. <br/><br/>I will definitely make this again!