Pancetta wrapped tapenade stuffed chicken
(That is a terrible title... yet strangely descriptive!)
Now that summer is more or less gone, I can use the oven more. Wahey! Or course, I'm doing a Whole30 at the moment, so new recipes are a little sparse at the moment cause I'm trying to keep it a li'l simple. But I still had tapenade leftover from the weekend, so came up with these li'l chicken bites.
The tapenade I made this weekend was a bit different to the one I made earlier - still black olives, capers, garlic and olive oil but left out the tarragon and popped in a load of chipotle chilli powder. Yum!
These would make a tasty li'l party treat as well, I reckon... although I can't say for certain what they are like cold - as there were no leftovers!
Ingredients
- 500 grams thinly sliced chicken breast (12 pieces)
- 24 slices of pancetta (or bacon)
- 12 teaspoons black olive tapenade (see recipe link above!)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 200 C.
Take 2 slices of pancetta, lay one chicken piece across lengthways, spoon on teaspoon of tapenade and roll up. Repeat 11 more times.
Lay them on a baking sheet covered with greaseproof paper (saves on washing up!)
Bake for about 35 to 40 minutes or just until the pancetta goes crispy and the chicken is cooked.
I served these over sauerkraut that had been heated up with bacon bits.