Healthy take on Chicken kiev

Sadly, I don't have a proper picture of this one when I made it :(, but I had it the next day with salad, you can see it on the furthest plate, the little brown crunchy looking thing right behind the bread!!

CHICKEN KIEV
Filling, per chicken breast:

• 1 tsp light cream cheese
• Half teaspoon of pesto
• Some minced garlic (optional)

Topping, for about 5 breasts:

• Beaten egg 
• A couple of tablespoons of whole wheat flour
• A couple of tablespoons of cooked quinoa
• Black pepper and paprika

1. Make a horizontal cut across the chicken breast to create a 'pocket' for the filling.
2. Mix the filling ingredients together then stuff the pocket with about a teaspoon of the filling, do not overfill as it will overflow whilst pan frying.
3. Mix the cooked quinoa with a tablespoon of flour and some pepper and paprika to season.
4. Once all the breasts are filled, dunk the top side into the plain wholewheat flour, followed by the beaten egg and then into the quinoa mix ( press down firmly so that the quinoa sticks to it).
5. Pan fry the chicken breast crust side down until crispy. I then cooked them in a preheated oven for about 20 minutes till cooked through but I suppose you could cook them just as nicely on the frying pan on a low heat.

Felt like a little something sweet before bed and got inspired by 'Reese's peanut butter cups', Mmm they're my fav!

DARK CHOCOLATE COATED BANANA PEANUT BUTTER BITES

These are really satisfying but I didn't use any sweetener in the chocolate topping, unless you do like very dark chocolate (i.e 90% cocoa), I would definitely add honey in my next lot!

• Banana
• Peanut butter
• 1 tsp coconut oil (makes the chocolate harden when frozen)
• 2 tsp cocoa powder
• 1/2 to 1 tsp honey

1. Slice your banana and pair the slices up ready to be filled.
2. Top one slice of banana with a dollop of peanut butter and then sandwich it together with another piece of banana.
3. Melt your coconut oil in the microwave for a few seconds, add in your honey and cocoa powder and mix till it turns into a delicious choc topping.
4. Now roll your banana PB sandwiches into the chocolate sauce and place on a plate ready to be frozen. These harden after about 5- 10 minutes.

Enjoy!
xxx

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