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Prosciutto Wrapped Creamy Pesto Chicken Parcels

Julia Frey of Vikalinka
Chicken breasts stuffed with cream cheese pesto and wrapped in prosciutto.
5 from 5 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Main
Cuisine European fusion
Servings 4 people
Calories 394 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 3 tbsp cream cheese
  • 2 tbsp basil pesto
  • 4-8 prosciutto slices depending on the size on chicken breast
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • cherry tomatoes on the vine

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375F/190C
  • In a small bowl combine cream cheese with basil pesto and set aside.
  • With a sharp knife cut a pocket into the thickest part of a chicken breast, season with salt and pepper, then fill each pocket with approximately 1 tbsp of cream cheese and pesto mixture.
  • Wrap one or two prosciutto slices around each chicken breast making sure the area filled with cream cheese is thoroughly covered. Put the chicken parcels onto a medium baking tray and arrange tomatoes on the vine between them.
  • Drizzle with olive oil and bake in the preheated oven for 20-25 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 394kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 50gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 162mgSodium: 1005mgPotassium: 941mgSugar: 1gVitamin A: 530IUVitamin C: 10.5mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 1.1mg
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