Ingredients
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15
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Directions
Bacon and Basil-Wrapped Chicken Breasts, From the July 1996 Gourmet magazine, these chicken breasts are really wonderful This recipe calls for chicken breasts with the ‘tenders’, but I can rarely find them this way I just stuff the chicken breasts with basil and wrap with bacon as described below I have also tried these by stuffing them with some goat cheese too, that we liked a lot , From the July 1996 Gourmet magazine, these chicken breasts are really wonderful This recipe calls for chicken breasts with the ‘tenders’, but I can rarely find them this way I just stuff the chicken breasts with basil and wrap with bacon as described below I have also tried these by stuffing them with some goat cheese too, that we liked a lot
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Steps
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Preheat Oven to 400f. |
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in a Small Saucepan of Boiling Water Blanch Basil 2 Seconds and Drain in a Sieve. |
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Rinse Basil Under Cold Water to Stop Cooking and Pat Dry on Paper Towels. |
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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. |
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(there Should Be 2 Tenders from Each Whole Breast.). |
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Put 2 Tenders Side by Side and Wrap 7 Basil Leaves Around Them to Enclose Them. |
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Season Remainder of Whole Breast With Salt and Pepper and Put Basil-Wrapped Tenders Lengthwise Down Middle of 1 Breast Half. |
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Fold Other Breast Half Over to Enclose Tenders. |
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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.). |
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Remove Tenders from Remaining 2 Chicken Breasts and Stuff and Wrap Breasts in Same Manner. |
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Sprinkle Crushed Peppercorns Evenly Over Bacon Wrappings. |
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Heat a 9- to 10-Inch Cast-Iron Skillet Over Moderately High Heat Until Hot. |
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Sliding a Metal Spatula Under Wrapped Chicken Breasts to Keep Bacon Intact, Transfer 2 Breasts, Undersides Down, to Skillet. |
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Cook Chicken, Turning It Only After Bacon on Underside Is Golden, Until Bacon Is Golden and Crisp on All Sides, About 4 Minutes Total. |
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Transfer Chicken as Browned to a Plate and Cook Remaining Breasts in Same Manner. |
