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Feta & Bacon Stuffed Chicken Breasts




Source of Recipe


My version of a recipe by Gillian McLennan at allrecipes.com


Recipe Introduction


Mike came home with this recipe in hand the other night and wanted to give it a try. He did very well, with a very little help from me. The recipe directions were a little wonky, as they sometimes are at unvetted sites. The original directions call for placing the chicken into the baking dish, pouring the sauce on it and THEN stuffing the breasts with the cheese and bacon - ????? Also, I didn’t really pay attention to the ingredient amounts and the 1 tablespoon of dried oregano originally called for is WAY too much. I’ve adjusted the amount. Also, it called for slices of feta and bacon. I think crumbled it the way to go here - much easier to stuff the chicken. She never explains what to do to the chicken in order to get the stuffing in it. I mean, I knew – but would a novice cook? All of those things are exactly why I would never send a newish cook to a place like allrecipes to find something. If an experienced cook never looks at the recipe, there are a million things that can go wrong. Who’s to say that the recipes are even safe? (I must admit here that I am tossing stones from a glass house. This very webpage isn’t vetted by a food professional and there are some VERY old recipes on here that I haven’t looked at in ages.)


List of Ingredients




8 tablespoons olive oil
4 teaspoons lemon juice
Zest of one lemon
4 cloves crushed garlic
1 1/2 t. dried oregano
salt and pepper to taste
4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
Feta cheese, crumbled – probably 8 T.
4 -6 slices bacon – fried, drained and crumbled


Recipe



Heat the oven to 350 degrees.

Using a small, sharp knife cut a pocket into the side of each chicken breast (Google “cutting a pocket in a chicken breast” if you need help with this.) Mix together the feta and bacon and stuff into the chicken breasts and secure with toothpicks. Place in a casserole dish or baking pan large enough to hold them.

In a small bowl mix the oil, lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. Pour this mixture over the chicken.

Bake uncovered until the chicken reaches 165F degrees – about 45 minutes.

Serves 4.