Name: Easy Chicken Kiev with Bacon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 chicken breast fillet; 4 tsp butter; 4 tsp garlic diced; 4 tsp parsley chopped; 1 pinch ground pepper grated; 1 cup cheese grated; 200 g bacon rashers diced uncooked; 2 tbs olive oil

by Nissy11:11 Last updated on 01/05/2021

A twist on the original Chicken Kiev recipe with less fuss and more flavour. - Nissy11:11

Ingredients

4 chicken breast fillet
4 tsp butter
4 tsp garlic diced
4 tsp parsley chopped
1 pinch ground pepper grated
1 cup cheese grated
200 g bacon rashers diced uncooked
2 tbs olive oil

Method

Step 1

Butterfly chicken breast and rub with garlic, placing majority in the centre of the breast.
Step 2

Add the butter into the centre of the breast. Adjust to taste.
Step 3

Add the diced bacon onto the breast, sprinkle with cracked pepper.
Step 4

Close breast using cooking string and add a generous amount of olive oil.
Step 5

Bake at 180C for 25 minutes then add grated cheese and bake until cheese has browned.

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

For the butter, I use about a 1 cm thickness sliced from the block. I add more diced bacon when I add the cheese at the end and more cracked pepper. If you like spice swap the pepper for cayenne pepper.