Jalapeno Popper Chicken

  • 4 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts
  • 4 ounces Cream Cheese, chunks not whipped
  • 8 Jalapenos
  • ½ cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
  • 8 slices of Bacon

 

  1. Preheat oven to 300F; chop jalapeños, leave in seeds for extra heat
  2. Tenderize chicken breasts until thin and doubled in size; cover chicken in plastic wrap, use a meat mallet or a cast iron pan to flatten them out
  3. Place a thin chunk of cream cheese in the center of breast
  4. Add jalapeños and cheddar cheese on top and wrap the chicken around it
  5. Use 2 slices of bacon to wrap around each chicken break, sealing it shut; sprinkle with salt and pepper
  6. Place bacon wrapped chicken breasts on baking sheet lined with aluminum foil
  7. After 45 minutes, remove chicken from the oven, drain bacon fat off pan
  8. Increase oven temperature to 400F, letting bacon crisp for another 10 minutes or longer if necessary