Bacon and Basil-Wrapped Chicken Breasts Recipe

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Bacon and Basil-Wrapped Chicken Breasts
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Ingredients
4
Count
Nutrition
454
Calories
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
  2. In a small saucepan of boiling water blanch basil 2 seconds and drain in a sieve. Rinse basil under cold water to stop cooking and pat dry on paper towels.
  3. Put 1 whole chicken breast, skinned side down, on a work surface and remove tender (fillet strip located on either side of where breast bone was) from each breast half, keeping rest of chicken breast intact. (There should be 2 tenders from each whole breast.)
  4. Put 2 tenders side by side and wrap 7 basil leaves around them to enclose them. Season remainder of whole breast with salt and pepper and put basil-wrapped tenders lengthwise down middle of 1 breast half. Fold other breast half over to enclose tenders.
  5. Beginning on underside at 1 end of breast, wrap bacon slices snugly but without stretching, 1 at a time, around breast in a continuous overlapping spiral from 1 end to the other. (You will need about 4 to 5 bacon slices for each breast.)
  6. Remove tenders from remaining 2 chicken breasts and stuff and wrap breasts in same manner. Sprinkle crushed peppercorns evenly over bacon wrappings.
  7. Heat a 9- to 10-inch cast-iron skillet over moderately high heat until hot. Sliding a metal spatula under wrapped chicken breasts to keep bacon intact, transfer 2 breasts, undersides down, to skillet. Cook chicken, turning it only after bacon on underside is golden, until bacon is golden and crisp on all sides, about 4 minutes total. Transfer chicken as browned to a plate and cook remaining breast in same manner.
  8. Pour off fat from skillet and return all 3 chicken breasts to skillet. Roast chicken in middle of oven 15 minutes, or until firm to the touch and just cooked through. Transfer chicken with tongs to a cutting board and let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 453.59 Kcal (1899 kJ)
Calories from fat 296.93 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32.99g 51%
Cholesterol 135.74mg 45%
Sodium 959.7mg 40%
Potassium 571.32mg 12%
Total Carbs 0.78g 0%
Sugars 0.01g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.04g 0%
Protein 39.39g 79%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Iron 0.1mg 0%
Calcium 12.8mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 202.82 Kcal (849 kJ)
Calories from fat 132.77 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.75g 51%
Cholesterol 60.7mg 45%
Sodium 429.13mg 40%
Potassium 255.47mg 12%
Total Carbs 0.35g 0%
Sugars 0.01g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.02g 0%
Protein 17.61g 79%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 1%
Calcium 5.7mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.8
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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