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Basil-ricotta stuffed chicken legs with bacon

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Categories: Bacon, Cheese, Chicken, Pork, Poultry
Yield: 4
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Ingredients:
1 smallGarlic clove, minced
1 cupRicotta cheese (8 oz)
1 tbspGrated Parmesan cheese
1 Egg yolk
2 tbspMinced fresh basil
1/4 tspMinced fresh thyme (OR 1/8
-tsp dried)
1/4 tspSalt
1/4 tspGround black pepper
4 Whole chicken legs (2
-pounds)
2 tbspFresh lemon juice
4 ozBacon (4 slices)
Procedures:
1Mix the cheeses, egg yolk, basil, thyme, garlic and half the salt and pepper in a small bowl.
2Loosen skin at thigh and stuff about ?cup of the filling under the skin of each leg.
3Tuck skin under leg to secure filling.
4Sprinkle with lemon juice and the remaining salt and pepper.
5Cut bacon strips in half and crisscross 2 halves over each thigh.
6Transfer legs to a large baking pan.
7Preheat oven to 450°F.
8Adjust oven rack te the middle positon.
9Bake the chicken legs until their juices run clear when pierced with a fork, about 25 minutes.
10Transfer to warmed dinner plates and serve immediately.
11Makes 4 servings.
12[cooks; april 1989]
 
 
 
 

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