Loaded Chicken Breast
This could not be any easier. This is guaranteed to impress your friends and leave people thinking you were a Masterchef Finalist. Freaking tasty and cost effective if you can find chicken on special. Give it a whirl and let me know your thoughts!!
This is based on a single serving – and this is just a suggested combination
- 1 chicken breast
- Cheese: could be brie, camembert, mozzarella – in fact I just used the plain old tasty cheese from the fridge!
- Pesto
- Ham
- 1 egg – to be used as an egg wash
Soak your chicken breast in saltwater for around 10 mins. This washes away the yucky stuff on the chicken and I found it easier to handle
Method 1: oven baked
Set oven to 200 degrees celsius
Butterfly the breast and cover with glad wrap
Smash the crap out of it till it’s thinner but not as thin as schnitzel
Cover the inside with pesto, a layer of cheese and ham. OR you could use pesto, sun dried tomatoes OR olive tapenade with sundried tomatoes. OR brie and some low carb cranberry jelly. In fact, go crazy with your combinations
Close it up and secure with toothpicks
Place on a baking tray covered with baking paper
Cover with egg wash made from egg whisked in a bowl
Bake on one side from 12-15 mins, turn over and bake for a further 5 mins
Check to make sure cooked through
Serve with vegetables
Method 2: pan fried
All steps remain the same however, once you’ve added your fillings, starting from the edge, roll from the outside to the inside like pinwheel scones
Roll up tight in cling film and tie ends
Chill in fridge for 10 mins
Take out of fridge and remove film
Pour some almond meal onto a small, flat plate
Place chicken roll in bowl of egg wash and fully cover
Roll chicken in almond meal and fully cover
On your stove top, heat avocado or olive oil in a pan
Place chicken in hot oil and turn every couple of minutes till cooked
Method 3: hassle back
Instead of butterflying your chicken, cut slices widthways through the top, not quite all the way through
Load each section with a little pesto, cheese and ham – or whatever is your favourite combination
Bake as per instructions listed above
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