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Stuffed Chicken Breasts With Goat’s Cheese

January 29, 2023

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats, Dairy		M&	2	Servings

INGREDIENTS

2		Chicken breasts, boned and
		skinless
2	t	Pesto
1		Soft goat's cheese
		Fresh basil leaves
		Half a lemon
4		Parma ham
		Salt and pepper

INSTRUCTIONS

Slice chicken breast lengthways, not quite all the way through.  Spread
the pesto and cheese on one side of the breast _ fold breast  over and
wrap around two slices of Parma ham to secure. Place the  chicken
breasts in an oven proof dish. Salt & pepper the chicken,  place lemon
quarters around the chicken _ and finally drizzle some  wine over them
Place them in the oven at 150 degrees Celsius for  30-40 mins. Serve
with new potatoes and mange tout  Converted by MC_Buster.  Converted by
MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 358 Calories From Fat: 83 Total Fat: 9.3g Cholesterol: 147.6mg Sodium: 175.6mg Potassium: 961mg Carbohydrates: 11g Fiber: 6.9g Sugar: 1.1g Protein: 58.4g