Chicken, Bacon and Cheese Hugs
45 minutes
This recipe is simply luscious! Chicken, bacon, herbs, seasoning and mozzarella cheese all rolled into one, creating a wonderfully simply treat. Try it and experience for yourself.
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Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 4 large chicken thigh fillets
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons fresh oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 80g mozzarella, cut into sticks
- 2 teaspoons smoked barbecue seasoning powder
- 4 rashers bacon
Directions
Preparation:15min ›
Cook:30min ›
Ready in:45min
- Preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
- Lay out the chicken thighs inside up on a baking dish greased with half the olive oil.
- Spread the remaining olive oil on top of the thighs then evenly sprinkle the fresh oregano, salt, pepper and smoked barbecue seasoning on the chicken.
- Lay out one bacon rasher for each thigh fillet parallel to the length of the fillet.
- Place the mozzarella stick in the middle of the bacon rasher.
- Fold the thigh fillets making them hug the cheese then wrap the bacon making them hug the chicken. Secure the hugs with toothpicks.
- Place into oven and bake for approximately 30 minutes or until the outer thighs and bacon are brown and crisp.
- After baking, remove the toothpicks. Scrape off melted cheese from bottom of baking dish and serve with the chicken.
