Thursday, June 30, 2011

Bacon wrapped Spinach stuffed Chicken

Bacon wrapped Spinach stuffed Chicken

Ingredients:

* 6 large chicken breasts
* 12 slices bacon
* bunch fresh spinach
* 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
* 2 shallots, finely chopped
* 6 cloves garlic, minced
* 1 can of artichoke hearts, chopped
* 1 LARGE tomato, diced
* black pepper
* 2 tsp. olive oil

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Pound chicken pieces fairly thin.
3. Season the inside with some black pepper.
4. Heat skillet with olive oil and saute garlic, shallots, red bell pepper, tomato, and artichoke.
5. Add spinach… toss all ingredients until it cooks down.
6. Place spinach mix along the inside of the chicken breasts.
7. Carefully wrap chicken breasts around spinach filling (it’s ok if the filling spills out a bit) using 2 bacon slices and securing with a toothpick.
8. Bake for 30-35 minutes.
9. Remove chicken breasts and turn on the broiler.
10. Broil the chicken breast for about 5 minutes on each side, until bacon is nice and browned.


I've made this recipe before. I'm a fan :). I forgot to take pictures as I was preparing it...
So here's a blurry picture of one of the pieces after it had cooled down and was being put away to save for tomorrow's lunch...



Original Recipe found here.

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