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Chicken & Pesto Cream Cheese Filling
This is a versatile recipe just right for every day, or a dinner party.
serves 2
15 min prep
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ingredients
| 2 small chicken breast fillets 2 tablespoons low fat cream cheese spread 2 tablespoons Leggo's Pesto - Sundried Tomato 1 cup baby spinach leaves 2 tablespoons pitted and sliced Kalamata olives (optional) Olive oil for brushing Mashed potato for serving |
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instructions
step 1
Cut a deep pocket in each chicken breast and spread each one with 1 tablespoon cream cheese, 1 tablespoon Leggo's Pesto, ½ cup baby spinach leaves and 1 tablespoon of olives. Secure openings with toothpicks.
step 2
Brush with olive oil and cook in a preheated oven at 180°C for 25 minutes. When cooked, remove toothpicks and discard. Cut chicken fillets into halves and serve on a bed of mashed potato.
recipe tip
Cook double quantity of mashed potato. Before adding milk and butter, remove a portion and refrigerate. Use as a base for tuna patties or add to soup as a thickener.
nutritional information
| Qty per serving | QTY PER 100g | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 1970kJ (471Cal) | 556kJ (133Cal) |
| Protein | 66.5g | 18.7g |
| Fat - Total | 19.1g | 5.4g |
| - Saturated | 5.7g | 1.6g |
| Carbohydrate | 7.5g | 2.1g |
| - Sugars | 6.7g | 1.9g |
| Dietary Fibre | 1.1g | 0.3g |
| Sodium | 778mg | 219mg |
| Potassium | 1030mg | 289mg |
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Chicken & Pesto Cream Cheese Filling
Chicken & Pesto Cream Cheese Filling
This is a versatile recipe just right for every day, or a dinner party.
ingredients
2 small chicken breast fillets
2 tablespoons low fat cream cheese spread
2 tablespoons Leggo's Pesto - Sundried Tomato
1 cup baby spinach leaves
2 tablespoons pitted and sliced Kalamata olives (optional)
Olive oil for brushing
Mashed potato for serving
instructions
step 1
Cut a deep pocket in each chicken breast and spread each one with 1 tablespoon cream cheese, 1 tablespoon Leggo's Pesto, ½ cup baby spinach leaves and 1 tablespoon of olives. Secure openings with toothpicks.
step 2
Brush with olive oil and cook in a preheated oven at 180°C for 25 minutes. When cooked, remove toothpicks and discard. Cut chicken fillets into halves and serve on a bed of mashed potato.
serves 2 15 min prep recipe tip
Cook double quantity of mashed potato. Before adding milk and butter, remove a portion and refrigerate. Use as a base for tuna patties or add to soup as a thickener.
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