Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Chicken - Pinterest Week

It all started one week night when I was trying to

decide what to make for dinner.  I really love to

cook (but not clean up) but I don't love to decide

what we are having.  I decided to just open my

Pinterest Recipe Pantry and choose something.

This Bacon Wrapped Chicken caught my eye

and I had all of the ingredients - that was really important as I

had no intention of running to the store.

When I pound chicken, I place it in a plastic bag,

but not tightly sealed so that the bag doesn't pop

open.  Then I use my french rolling pin to evenly

pound the raw chicken thin.

The recipe called for garlic and chive cream cheese but since I only

had plain cream cheese, I decided to add my own 

flavorings so I chopped a little chives and added some

granulated garlic.

I found the recipe on Blogchef.net.  Bobby is the author of

Blog Chef and there are so many yummy

comfort food recipes on this site.  Go give it a try.

Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Chicken

6 boneless skinless chicken breast pieces

(pounded thinly)

8 oz. cream cheese

2-3 T. finely chopped chives

1/4 tsp. granulated garlic

12 pieces partially cooked bacon

(I used the precooked bacon from Costco)

I like to use the precooked or partially cooked

bacon so that the bacon still isn't raw when 

the chicken is done and I don't like wiggly bacon.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.  

In a medium bowl mix the cream cheese,

chives and garlic. 

Spread the thinly pounded 

chicken breasts with the cream cheese mix.

Roll the chicken breasts up from the narrow end

and set aside.  

Place the precooked bacon on a plate covered

with a paper towel.  Top with another paper towel and heat

in the microwave for 1 minute to soften the bacon.

Now wrap the bacon around the chicken.

Secure with toothpicks.

Season with a little sea salt and freshly ground pepper.

Bake at 400 for

about 20-25 minutes or until the juices run clear.

(This is the uncooked chicken.  See how the precooked bacon

is already brown and mostly cooked?  You will to just warm 

it up a little in the microwave so it will be flexible enough to

wrap around the chicken.)

Oh, when you slice it open, you get the creamy

goodness of the cream cheese and the salty crunchiness

of the bacon in each savory bite.  Definitely a keeper!

This was delicious and simple and is certainly

company worthy.

I have a lot of people tell me they don't like recipes

they have tried on Pinterest.  I tell them that just 

because the picture looks great doesn't mean the

recipe is going to be great.  Sometimes you may want to

tweak the recipe a little to make it so you like it (like

using the precooked or partially cooked bacon) but 

we thought this recipe was great.

I will post this with 

Foodie Friday