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Chicken Breast Roasts Stuffed with Dates, Almonds & Blue Cheese
60 mins |
Servings:
4 |
Prep:
20 mins |
Cook:
40 mins
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Chicken Breast Roasts Stuffed with Dates, Almonds & Blue Cheese
60 mins
Servings:
4
Prep:
20 mins
Cook:
40 mins
Chicken Breast Roasts Stuffed with Dates, Almonds & Blue Cheese
60 mins
Servings:
4
Prep:
20 mins
Cook:
40 mins
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 8 large pitted dates (eg Medjool dates)
- 1/3 cup (75 mL) roasted unsalted almonds
- 4 oz (100 g) Blue cheese
- 1/4 tsp (1 mL) pepper
- 4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, filet removed
- 6-8 slices thick cut bacon
- cotton kitchen string
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) canola oil
Method
- Preheat oven to 425F.
- Chop dates and almonds. Crumble Blue cheese into a bowl; add dates, almonds and pepper and mix well.
- Put chicken breasts, rough side up, between sheets of wax paper or plastic wrap and pound to an even thickness.
- Take half of the date mixture and lay it in the middle of one of the chicken breasts.
- Place another chicken breast, rough side down, on top of the mixture so the widest part of the top chicken breast is over the narrowest part of the bottom breast.
- Lay half of the bacon slices over top and sides of the chicken breasts.
- Tie the chicken breasts together using the string.
- Repeat with the remaining chicken, date mixture, and bacon.
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat and brown chicken breast roasts on all sides. Transfer to a parchment covered baking sheet and roast in the oven for 20-25 minutes or until a thermometer inserted into the chicken reads 170F.
- Transfer chicken breast roasts to a cutting board and let stand 10 minutes. Slice each roast in half or in medallions. Each roast serves 2 people.