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Pancetta-wrapped chicken breasts stuffed with blue cheese, with leek and asparagus risotto
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Pancetta-wrapped chicken breasts stuffed with blue cheese, with leek and asparagus risotto

19 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Try this easy way of cooking chicken breasts for a satisfying family meal or dinner party dish.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

817
Calories
47g
Protein
38g
Fat
66g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Rice 1 cup cooked (158g) white 206
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Blue Cheese 1 oz (28g) 100
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Asparagus 6 spears (90g) 27
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Spinach 1 cup raw (30g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • large knob of butter
  • 900g/2lb spinach
  • 1 heaped tbsp full-fat crème fraîche
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 garlic
  • pinch freshly grated nutmeg
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • vegetable oil
  • 4 large skinless chicken breasts
  • 4 tbsp crumbly blue cheese
  • 20 thin slices pancetta
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 leek
  • 275g/10oz arborio rice
  • 150ml/5fl oz white wine
  • 1.5 litres/2½ pints hot chicken stock
  • 1 bunch asparagus
  • 25g/1oz butter

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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