Bacon Wrapped Pesto Chicken

Name: Bacon Wrapped Pesto Chicken
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 slices bacon; 6 Tbsps prepared basil pesto; 6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - pounded flat; 6 servings salt and ground black pepper to taste; 118 milliliters vegetable oil

Bacon Wrapped Pesto Chicken is If you have bacon, basil pesto, salt and ground pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

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Oven

Lay a chicken breast out flat, and sprinkle with salt and black pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Chicken Breast

Spread pesto sauce over the chicken breast, and roll the chicken breast in a slice of bacon, securing the roll with toothpicks.

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Chicken Breast

Pesto

Spread

Bacon

Roll

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Toothpicks

Lay the rolled chicken breast into a 9x9-inch baking dish. Repeat with remaining chicken breasts.

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Chicken Breast

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Baking Pan

Pour the vegetable oil over the chicken breasts.

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Chicken Breast

Vegetable Oil

Bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is no longer pink inside and the bacon is crisp, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a roll should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

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Whole Chicken