Mini Chicken Roll-ups With Lentils

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 lb lentils (pre-soaked)
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1/4 lb bacon, slices cut into thirds
• 1 carrot, chopped
• 1 stalk celery, chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 2 bay leaves
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 drain lentils and place in a soup pot with carrot, celery, onion, garlic, bay leaves and olive oil.
• 2 add enough water to-just- cover lentils and veggies, cover and cook 40 minutes (or until tender) over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally.
• 3 add salt towards the end of cooking (adding salt at the beginning lengthens cooking time).
• 4 while the lentils are cooking, dice chicken into 2" pieces and wrap with bacon pieces.
• 5 secure with a toothpick.
• 6 melt butter in a large frying pan, add wrapped chicken and salt and pepper to taste.
• 7 sprinkle with fennel seeds and brown chicken.
• 8 add wine, lower heat and simmer for about 10 more minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.
• 9 add lentils to the pan with the chicken, season with salt and pepper, mix well and allow flavors to meld for about 10 minutes.
• 10 serve hot.