Thursday, February 17, 2011

Bacon Bleu Chicken

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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