BBq’d Lime & Thyme Marinated Chicken Breasts
Ingredients
4 Medium Chicken BreastsWith or without skin
4 LimesZest and Juice
4 Sprigs of fresh thymeremoved from stems
1 Extra lime sliced
1 tbsp Olive oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper to season
Directions
Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and place in a container, fitting the breasts in snugly, this will go into the fridge while the chicken is marinating
Combine lime juice, zest, thyme and olive oil in a small bowl and whisk to mix.
Pour the lime mix over the chicken breasts ensuring the chicken breasts are coated. Marinate in the fridge for 2-3 hours, turning the chicken a few times.
Remove the chicken from the marinade and place on a hot BBQ grill, grill for 7-10 minutes and then using tongs turn over the chicken breasts and grill for a further 7-10 minutes or until it is cooked through. When you Insert a sharp knife in the thickest part of the chicken breast and the juices run clear then it is cooked through.
Leave the chicken to rest for 5 minutes while you place the lime slices on the hot grill to char.
Place lime slices on top of chicken and serve with a salad
Bacon Wrapped Ham, Cheese and Pesto Stuffed Chicken Breasts
Ingredients
4 Chicken skinless breasts
4 Slices of Ham
46 Slices of streaky bacon
34 Dessert spoons of fresh pesto
Salt & Pepper to taste
4 Slices of cheese of your choice to wrap in the ham1cm thick by approximately 6cm x 3cm
Directions
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees celsius and place a sheet of baking paper on to an oven tray.
Cut a slit along the side of each chicken breast using a small sharp knife to create a pocket to hold the ham, cheese and pesto
Lay the slices of ham flat and smear the fresh pesto on to the ham (use as much as you want), place the cheese on top and wrap the ham up so that it will fit inside the pocket in the chicken breast you have made.
Place the ham pesto and cheese into the pocket you have made in the chicken breasts so that it fits inside.
Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper
Wrap the streaky bacon snugly around your chicken breasts, this helps to keep them moist and keep the filling inside.
Place on the tray and cook in the preheated oven uncovered for 25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through
Take the chicken out of the oven and leave to rest for 5 minutes before serving
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