Elegant Stuffed Chicken and Asparagus Bundles

Name: Elegant Stuffed Chicken and Asparagus Bundles
Prep time: 1 h 35 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 12 asparagus spears, trimmed; 2 slices thick sliced bacon; 118 milliliters grated carrot; 4 ribs celery, minced; 237 milliliters cubed corn bread; 1 Tbsp finely minced garlic; 6 larges mushrooms, chopped; 118 milliliters freshly grated Parmesan cheese; 1 red onion, chopped; 2 servings Salt and pepper to taste; 454 grams skinless, boneless chicken breast halves; 2 Tbsps vegetable oil

Elegant Stuffed Chicken and Asparagus Bundles might be just the main course you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 67g of protein, 39g of fat, and a total of 743 calories. This recipe serves 2. This recipe covers 45% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up chicken breast halves, bacon, corn bread, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the vegetable oil you could follow this main course with the Blueberry Coffee Cake #SundaySupper as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 35 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a small baking dish with cooking spray and set aside.

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Cooking Spray

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Baking Pan

Oven

Heat vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat. Stir in the onions and garlic; cook for 1 minute.

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Vegetable Oil

Garlic

Onion

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Frying Pan

Add the celery, carrot, and mushrooms; cook until the vegetables have softened. Stir in the cornbread and Parmesan cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper, then set aside.

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Parmesan

Salt And Pepper

Vegetable

Cornbread

Mushrooms

Carrot

Celery

Lay the chicken breasts flat on a work surface. Create a pocket in each breast by using a paring knife to make a horizontal cut down one side; making sure not to cut all the way through. Stuff the breasts with enough cornbread mixture to make them quite plump.

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Chicken Breast

Cornbread

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Knife

Sprinkle with salt and pepper, then place into the prepared baking dish.

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Salt And Pepper

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Bake in preheated oven until a thermometer inserted into the center of the stuffing reads 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), about 45 minutes.

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Stuffing

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Oven

While the chicken is cooking, divide the asparagus spears into two, 6-piece portions, and wrap each bundle with a slice of bacon.

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Asparagus

Whole Chicken

Bacon

Wrap

Place into a shallow baking dish, and bake along with the chicken during the final 20 minutes. The asparagus should be soft, and the bacon crisp when done.

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Asparagus

Whole Chicken

Bacon

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To serve, slice the breasts on the diagonal into 1/4-inch slices. Fan the slices out into a half-moon shape on one side of the plate, and place an asparagus bundle on the other.

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Asparagus