Pesto and mozzarella stuffed chicken wrapped in bacon

Jetegg

Tonight was a great dinner! I started off scrolling through the forum having an idea I wanted to do stuffed chicken. I found a few different ones that caught the eye. I decided to go with the pesto and mozzarella stuffed chicken wrapped in center cut bacon. I first placed the organic boneless skinless chicken on a cutting board and put Saran Wrap over it to pound it thin. I then put some traditional basil pesto on the chicken accompanied by some fresh mozzarella. I then wrapped the chicken up with center cut bacon and placed on the egg. I cooked at 300-350 direct. I will probably pull the chicken off a little earlier next time but it still turned out good. I served the chicken over brown rice with sweet and spicy fresh asparagus. When I had everything plated I poured the sweet and spicy juice from the asapargus over the dish. Added a ton more life to the brown rice. Look forward to doing this again for some friends.

ShadowNick

That looks damn good! Gonna have to give it a try.

Jetegg

Thanks! You will enjoy guaranteed!

henapple

I'm stuck in a hotel tonight. ..thanks alot. I've learned the hard way. .check the chicken temp and not the center. Thin bacon seems to do better for me when wrapping.

Jetegg

@henapple hopefully your cooking at the house tonight! Thin bacon is key! Few things I'll do different next time like keeping up with the internal temp...trying to decide on what to do tonight give me some ideas probably do chicken again

SmokinOutBack

Great looking cook Jetegg!

Botch

Yum!