Bacon Wrapped Pesto Chicken

71 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 30 min
Ready In: 45 min

“Chicken with pesto wrapped in bacon. My husband and even my 2-year-old daughter love this chicken! Easy to make, yet tastes like you've spent hours in the kitchen. Simply delicious!” - by dawna715

Ingredients

6 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - pounded flat
salt and ground black pepper to taste
6 tablespoons prepared basil pesto
6 slices bacon
1/2 cup vegetable oil

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Original recipe yields 6 servings

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
Lay a chicken breast out flat, and sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Spread pesto sauce over the chicken breast, and roll the chicken breast in a slice of bacon, securing the roll with toothpicks. Lay the rolled chicken breast into a 9x9-inch baking dish. Repeat with remaining chicken breasts. Pour the vegetable oil over the chicken breasts.
Bake in the preheated oven until the chicken is no longer pink inside and the bacon is crisp, about 30 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center of a roll should read at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C).

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (6 total)

Calories
420 cal
21%

Fat
32.1 g
49%

Carbs
1.1 g
< 1%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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chrissysayshi2u

Aug. 20, 2011

"This was quite a tasty dish, something a bit more unique for the not so every day dinner! I did add some Parmesan cheese and garlic powder. Just sprinkled the garlic powder with fresh crushed pepper s..." See moreprinkled on the chicken and mixed the cheese with the pesto, very yummy!! I also omitted the salt, I had pre-packaged pesto which was pretty salty. I also did not use the full 1/4 cup of olive oil, because it seemed like a lot, just sprinkled it over the chicken before baking. Not too many changes but they suited my family's tastes, as I am sure the recipe is just fine as written. A great way to use up extra pesto and chicken!!!"

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SycamoreMan

Aug. 25, 2011

"Very easy and really excellent recipe - my changes were to pound the breasts to 1/4 to 1/2 inch - sprinkle a little garlic powder on each along with a tablespoon of parmesian cheese ( on top of the pe..." See moresto) - roll up and secure. Then I drizzled a very small amount of olive oil on each - turned out just GREAT"

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Nichole

Nov. 21, 2011

"This was absolutely amazing! I added pine nuts to the pesto and some swiss cheese slices to the chicken. Adding some sriracha sauce around the plate worked perfectly for some added punch when wanted..." See more, also good with white whine. Great easy, fast and delicious meal!"

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