Stuffed Chicken Breast on a bed of Arugula

Looking for a nice bright & light lunch?  You might enjoy what we just had at Emo's Eating Emporium -

Baked Chicken Breast stuffed with a No Cheese Spinach Pesto - YUM!

Easy Peasy too!

What you need is:

2 cups of Baby Spinach (60g)
Pecans or Cashews (60g)
4 cloves of garlic
Olive or Avocado Oil (30 ml)

Whir it up in a food processor or high speed blender until a paste forms.  

Cook 2 slices of diced bacon til crisp and stir into above paste.

Take 2 boneless chicken breasts and slit open to form a pocket a fill each pocket with equal amounts of paste.  Sprinkle with paprika.

Place on baking sheet and cook 30 minutes at 400 degrees.

Take a large bag of arugula approx 125 g, and toss with 2 tbsp of olive or avocado oil with 1 tbsp of Sherry Vinegar or any other favourite vinegar.  

Place 1/2 the arugula on each plate and top with a chicken breast  on each plate.

The good news is, with 58g of protein and only 11g net carbs makes it a healthy lunch or dinner too!

Enjoy (we did!)