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Roast chicken with pancetta & ricotta stuffing balls
Photo: Lily Banse

Roast chicken with pancetta & ricotta stuffing balls

11 ingredients 20 min Serves 4 openrecipes
Roast chicken with pancetta & ricotta stuffing balls

A classic roast chicken is made extra special with these Italian stuffing balls

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

778
Calories
64g
Protein
44g
Fat
25g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Ricotta Cheese 1/2 cup (124g) part-skim 174
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Parmesan Cheese 1 oz (28g) 110
Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Bacon 1 slice cooked (8g) 43
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Basil 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) 1

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

  • 1 whole chicken (about 1.5kg)
  • 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
  • 140g fresh bread (about 3-4 slices)
  • handful parsley , chopped
  • 140g ricotta
  • 100g Parmesan , freshly grated
  • handful thyme , chopped
  • handful basil , chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves , finely chopped
  • 2 eggs
  • 12 thin slices pancetta or streaky bacon

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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