Dinner for two...

This week mom gave me some of my favorite homegrown veggies from dad's garden.....

And I couldn't wait to cook them the way she taught me!

I also had a new chicken recipe I wanted to try.

It would involve me actually putting my fingers on raw chicken.  And using a tenderizer, which I'd never done.

So while I gagged my way through touching the uncooked chicken, I was really thrilled with the outcome of this recipe.........

Chicken Bacon Roll-up

(adapted from original source)

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

8 oz. chive and onion cream cheese

4 slices of bacon

butter

salt and pepper

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.  Using a meat tenderizer, flatten the chicken until it's about 1/2" thick.  Spread the cream cheese over the chicken.  Add a little butter on top of the cream cheese, along with salt and pepper.  Roll the chicken.  Once chicken is rolled, take the bacon and roll it around the chicken.  Secure with a toothpick.  Bake, uncovered, for 35-40 minutes.  Put it under the broiler at the end for about 5 minutes to crisp the bacon.

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Pairing it with the potatoes and green beans was so tasty (similar recipe found here)! 

And despite the whole raw chicken thing, I will make this again.  Maybe adding a little more cream cheese.

Oh, one last thing.........

Don't eat the toothpick.

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