Goat's cheese & thyme stuffed chicken

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1. Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Split the chicken breasts almost in half from one long side and open them out like a book. Bat them out a little with a rolling pin to flatten them. Season on all sides. Put half the goat's cheese on each piece of chicken and sprinkle with the thyme leaves. Fold the chicken over to enclose the cheese, then wrap each one in two slices of the bacon.
2. Lightly oil a shallow gratin dish, then arrange overlapping rows of courgettes and tomatoes over the base. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt, pepper and thyme sprigs. Sit the chicken on top.
3. Bake for 40-45 mins until the bacon is crisp and golden and the courgettes are tender. Serve straight from the dish with new potatoes or good bread.

Chabichou du Poitou

Flattened cone-shaped cheese from the Charente - the most important goat's-cheese-producing area in France. Soft, creamy taste with velvety rind.

Per serving

476 kcalories, protein 52g, carbohydrate 6g, fat 27 g, saturated fat 13g, fibre 2g, salt 2.03 g

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• mandy

  03 November 2007

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  Really easy to make and delicious to eat.

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  20 November 2007

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  Simple and delicious. And my partner thought I had been slaving over a hot stove for hours, which is a bonus!

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  24 December 2007

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  Absolutely delicious! A quick, easy and enjoyable meal. Highly recommended.

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• mine

  04 January 2008

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  nice and easy, I changed the recipe and just use olives & goats cheese to stuff in the chicken and substitute the streaky bacon for tescos healthy living bacon - no fat at all :)

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• Mrs B

  13 January 2008

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  I made this last night when we had friends round. Easy to prepare but the end results are very satisfying. The chicken was nice and moist and the melted goats cheese was delicious. I served it with new potatoes and green beans. It wasn't only the chicken that was stuffed as we were all very full by the end of the meal.

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• Claire

  17 January 2008

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  I did this with the rosemary roast potatoes and it was brilliant.

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• olivia

  19 January 2008

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  I cooked this a while ago for my mum and dad one weekend and they absolutely loved i thought it was so easy to cook and really looked fancy with so little effort i would definately recommend this to any of my friends.

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  22 January 2008

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  I cooked this for my hubby and my 15 month lil boy and we all loved it, it is so easy to cook especially with a little one running around!

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  06 February 2008

  fav-recipes commented on this recipe

  Tried this at the weekend - very easy and very tasty - the steam from the vegtable bed kept the chicken beautifully moist.

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• .:~carol~:.

  17 February 2008

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  I had never tried goats cheese before, the whole family enjoyed it even my daughter grace who is very very fussy.

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• astroboy

  16 March 2008

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  we'll be doing this one again... I agree that healthier bacon wouldn't affect the outcome. I found i had to wrestle a bit in cutting off the rinds of the streaky bacon.

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• sheena

  27 March 2008

  sheena rated and commented on this recipe

  

  i cooked this a few weeks ago it was easy to make & fab to eat. will make this again.

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• Jo

  01 April 2008

  Jo rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This is so easy but looks like it should be complicated. I cooked it for a valentines special dinner and felt a bit guilty because it required very little effort on my part! However husband was most impressed.

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• Beth

  28 May 2008

  Beth rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really yummy. So easy to make. I served it with rice.

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• JNCWFood

  02 June 2008

  JNCWFood commented on this recipe

  Really delicious. I add in whatever vegetables happen to be in the cupboard. This makes a fabulous all in one meal. Use lemon thyme for added flavour

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  06 July 2008

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  My boyfriend thought this was fantastic!!!

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• Karen

  10 July 2008

  Karen rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I used parma ham instead of bacon and it was LOVELY!!!

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Ingredients

• 2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• 100g firm goat's cheese , such as Crottin de Chavignol
• 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves, plus 2-3 sprigs
• 4 rashers streaky bacon , thinly sliced
• 2 courgettes , thinly sliced
• 1-2 tbsp olive oil , plus extra for drizzling
• 250g vine tomatoes , thinly sliced

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Difficulty and servings

Serves 2

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 40 mins

Cook 45 mins

Can be frozen when uncooked

Ingredients

• 2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• 100g firm goat's cheese , such as Crottin de Chavignol
• 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves, plus 2-3 sprigs
• 4 rashers streaky bacon , thinly sliced
• 2 courgettes , thinly sliced
• 1-2 tbsp olive oil , plus extra for drizzling
• 250g vine tomatoes , thinly sliced

Per serving

476 kcalories, protein 52g, carbohydrate 6g, fat 27 g, saturated fat 13g, fibre 2g, salt 2.03 g

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