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chicken breasts flattened and stuffed with a mix of pesto and crumbled feta.
Ingredients
Directions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 °F (175 °C) and tenderize the chicken breasts between two sheets of stretch wrap then season with dash of salt.
- Take basil leaves, olive oil, pine nuts and parmesan and blend to preference in a food processor, then gently mix in crumbled feta cheese (fat free if available).
- Place half of pesto feta mixture in the middle of each chicken breast and wrap the chicken around filling.
- Place the wrapped chicken seam side down on to a lightly oiled pan, drizzle with a touch of olive oil then lightly salt and pepper.
- Place in oven for 35-40 minutes uncovered.
- then turn broiler on high and broil for an additional 4-5 minutes.
- Drizzle drippings over plated chicken and serve.
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Great! I used pre-made pesto..next time I'll use fresh
27 Jan 14 by member: Tidygirl
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excellent!!!
08 Feb 12 by member: dyrid
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I made a variation of this with steak and it was SOOOOOO good!
03 Feb 12 by member: PlumpP
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This was really tasty and easy to make - Yum!!
17 May 11 by member: M4MMC
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Nutritional Summary:
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There are 522 calories in 1 serving of Feta Pesto Chicken.
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Calorie Breakdown: 49% fat, 2% carbs, 49% prot. |
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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size
per serve
Energy
2182 kj
522 kcal
Protein
62.91g
Fat
27.63g
Saturated Fat
9.56g
Trans Fat
0.06g
Polyunsaturated Fat
2.986g
Monounsaturated Fat
13.208g
Cholesterol
176mg
Carbohydrates
2.29g
Sugar
1.68g
Fibre
0.2g
Sodium
758mg
Potassium
668mg
Calorie Breakdown:
Carbohydrate (2%)
Fat (49%)
Protein (49%)
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*Based on an RDI of 2000 calories
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