I've been in a funk with cooking this week and I had left over bacon from something else and left over bleu cheese from the buffalo chicken cheese calzones so I came up with this :) And I know-this picture does this zero justice. It seriously is absolutely delicious especially if you're a fan of bleu cheese and bacon :) Eric asked if I could not finish my piece so he could...mmmm.
2 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
6 pieces of bacon, cooked, chopped
4 tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
2 cloves of garlic, minced
2 oz bleu cheese, crumbled
freshly ground sea salt and black pepper
Preheat oven to 400. Spray an 8x8 pan and set aside. Combine butter, bacon, bleu cheese, and garlic in a small bowl. Use a spatula to combine into a compound butter. Cut a slit into each chicken breast, making a pocket. Stuff each chicken breast with compound butter. Place stuffed chicken into pan. Top each with a few dabs of compound butter and season with salt and pepper. There may be some compound butter left-may be frozen or refrigerated for later use OR you may want to add more to the cooked breasts. Bake chicken for 30-35 minutes until fully cooked. Serve with salad or steamed vegetables.
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