Bacon Wrapped Chicken

Thank you to Artsy Fartsy Mama for this recipe. Yup, when I saw her picture, I knew that I couldn't pass up this one. It worked out perfectly because I also had all the ingredients. When I got home to prepare it, I was a little sad, because I thought that I had more bacon than what I did so I had to make do. The cheese came out a little and I had to use toothpicks to keep it together. If you use 6-7 pieces of bacon per chicken then you won't have the issue I had and you will be able to full wrap the chicken up.

Ingredients:

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts; pounded out

12-14 pieces of bacon

cream cheese

shredded cheese

brown sugar

*I added some chili powder, cayenne pepper, garlic, salt and pepper

What To Do:

• Preheat oven to 400F
• Lay out your chicken and cover with some plastic wrap
• Pound out your chicken with your meat tenderizer & then season with some kosher salt & pepper
• Lay out 4 pieces of bacon vertically and then 2-3 pieces horizontally
•  Lay your chicken in the center of the bacon
• **My addition, In a small bowl mix cream cheese with chili powder, cayenne pepper, garlic, salt and pepper
• Spread cream cheese (plain or seasoned) on top of the chicken
• Then add a little bit of shredded cheese
• Roll the chicken up a little and fold up the horizontal pieces of bacon to cover the chicken
• Next fold up the vertical pieces and secure with a toothpick if needed
• On a baking pan covered with foil, lay your chicken seam side down
• Sprinkle a little bit of brown sugar on top and then bake for 50-55 minutes

**We will be eating this again, but next time I am thinking about using Pepper jack cheese and then mixing in some jalapenos or green chilies into the cream cheese as well.