Bacon Wrapped Blue Cheese Stuffed Chicken - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    4 pieces boneless skinless chicken breasts
    black pepper
    4 -5 ounces blue cheese, crumbles
    1/2 cup arugula leaf, chopped
    1/2 cup baby spinach leaves, chopped
    4 slices bacon
    2 lbs baby potatoes, halved
    salt
    1 lb thin green beans
    2 vine tomatoes, halved lengthwise, seeded and thinly sliced
    4 fresh thyme sprigs (leaves from)
    3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, divided
    4 scallions, finely chopped, whites and greens
    1/4 cup chicken stock
Preparation
    Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
    Using a small sharp knife cut into the thick end of the chicken and make an incision reaching 2/3 the way down the breast.
    Loosen up the incision with your fingers to make a hole.
    Season the chicken with pepper.
    Combine the cheese with arugula and baby spinach and stuff the breasts. Spiral-wrap the breasts with the bacon tightly to cover the meat evenly. Place chicken on a nonstick baking sheet and roast 20 to 22 minutes until bacon is crispy and chicken is firm.
    Place the potatoes in a pot and cover with water.
    Bring to a boil, season water with salt and cook potatoes 15 minutes, or until tender.
    Bring 1-inch water to a boil.
    Trim beans.
    Salt water and add beans to water.
    Simmer 5 minutes, drain and combine with tomatoes, thyme, 1 tablespoon oil, salt and pepper.
    Place the potatoes back in the hot pot after draining.
    Coat the potatoes with 2 tablespoons oil, the scallions, chicken stock and salt and pepper.
    Toss for 1 minute.
    Serve chicken with green beans and potatoes alongside.

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