Bacon-wrapped chicken rarebit
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If you want to create an easy, special meal – then try this dish. It's perfect for relaxed entertaining, though it's equally tasty as a family weekend meal.
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Cooking time: 55 mins
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Serves: 4
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Costs: Cheap as chips
Ingredients
Try using 2 large sweet potatoes instead of carrots - just peel them and cut into chunks.
- 75g (3oz) Cheshire cheese, finely crumbled
- 15g (1/2oz) butter
- 1tsp wholegrain mustard
- 2tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- 4 lean bacon rashers, rind removed
- 2 red peppers, deseeded and thickly sliced
- 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and thickly sliced
- 3 carrots, sliced into chunky sticks
- 2tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds (optional)
- Freshly ground black pepper
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200ºC/fan 180ºC/gas 6.
- To make the rarebit mixture, put the cheese, butter, mustard and Worcestershire sauce into a mixing bowl. Use a fork to work the mixture together so that it is evenly blended.
- Cut a pocket into the thickest part each chicken breast using a sharp knife. Share the rarebit mixture between these pockets, then close them. Wrap each chicken breast in a rasher of bacon, tucking the ends underneath.
- Put the peppers and carrots into a roasting pan and add 1 tbsp of olive oil and the cumin seeds (if using). Season with pepper and toss to coat. Arrange the chicken breasts on top, then drizzle with the remaining olive oil.
- Roast for 30-35 mins, until the vegetables are tender and the chicken is done. Check that the chicken is thoroughly cooked by piercing the thickest part with a sharp knife - the juices should run clear.
By Cheeseboard
Nutritional information
Guideline Daily Amount for 2,000 calories per day are: 70g fat, 20g saturated fat, 90g sugar, 6g salt.
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