Apple-Stuffed Chicken Breasts with Kale Pesto – Haylie Pomroy

Ingredients

• 1 garlic clove, peeled
• 2 cups chopped kale
• 1/2 cup walnuts
• 2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 4 small chicken breasts
• 1 1/2 cups peeled, cored, thinly sliced apples
• 8 slices nitrate-free, sugar-free turkey bacon
• 8 cups chopped Romaine lettuce