Jalapeno Stuffed Chicken (2 ways to cook)

This recipe was sooo good & I definitely can't wait to make it again. It was a simple recipe that didn't take long and had good flavor! The full recipe is below, but since it was just Kyle and I, I cut the recipe in half.

Ingredients:

1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened

1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

2 jalapeno peppers

4 strips of bacon

4 (around 6 oz.) skinless, boneless chicken breast halves

1 cup seasoned bread crumbs (if you use regular bread crumbs, add salt-pepper-garlic powder-onion powder to help with seasoning)

1/4 cup vegetable oil

Toothpicks

What to do (Option 1):

1. Cook the bacon in a skillet over medium heat until your desired crispiness.
2. Seed and mince your jalapenos
3. In a bowl, mix together the cream cheese, cheddar cheese, bacon and jalapenos
4. Cut a pocket horizontally through the thickest side of each chicken breast
5. Fill the pocket with cheese mixture (*If you want the cheese mixture in each bite you take, cut your pocket almost to the other end of the chicken)
6. Secure with toothpicks



All stuffed, 2 already breaded & the other 2 about to be






Roll the chicken breasts in bread crumbs to coat (*and No, you don't need to dip the chicken in eggs this time)




Heat oil in skillet on medium-high
7. Cook chicken until no longer pink inside and juices run clear (*It's about 8 minutes per side)

***SIDE NOTE - My chicken was thicker and I didn't want it to burn so after 8 minutes per side, I put the chicken in the oven for about 5 minutes longer to make sure it was all the way cooked through

What to do (Option 2):

1. Heat Oven to 400F
2. Same as Steps 1-3 above
3. Instead of chicken halves, cut chicken breasts in half LENGTHWISE
4. Spoon mixture on chicken and spread it all over
5. Roll the chicken from one end to the other
6. Secure with toothpicks
7. Coat the chicken with the bread crumbs
8. On a cookie sheet, cover with foil and spray the foil with pam
9. Place chicken on cookie sheet & bake for 15-20 minutes on 400F

***Every oven is different so depending on how thick your chicken is will depend on how long you cook it for. Some of mine went for 15 minutes and a couple of pieces went for 20.


I forgot to take a picture the night before so this is my leftover for lunch...excuse the plate & mess