bacon wrapped pesto chicken

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 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

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 45 mins


• 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).