Sunday, June 10, 2012

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.



 Mrs Happy Homemaker

30 comments:

  1. This looks delicious! I'll have to get my hands on a meat tenderizer!

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  2. Yum! I'm adding this to my "what to cook" list. I've gotten in a rut lately.

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  3. that looks so good! i also have a raw chicken phobia! i normally use the boneless/skinless chicken tenderloins and i hate hate hate hate hate having to remove the tendons... so gross!

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  4. Looks delish! Yum! I love chicken and bacon together. Going to give this a try

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  5. I am an old (emphasis on the "old") hand at touching raw chicken... but if I were just starting out at this, I wouldn't be opposed to picking up a box of gloves! Always handy to have around...

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    1. I may have to experiment with gloves! Not a bad idea!

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  6. This looks simply delectable! Drooling right now and its only 9am...

    xo Shane

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  7. LOL! I hate touching raw chicken too...straight up nasty!! Proud that you pulled through it...look how awesome you are!! This looks delicious!
    xo,
    Shanna

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  8. That look delicious

    Starryeyed-1.blogspot.com

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  9. Dang, look at you! That looks amazing! Raw chicken is pretty nasty huh!?

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  10. Mmmm...looks delicious! Raw chicken is yucky...but the results are normally so worth it!

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  11. I can't wait to try this! It's always like brainstorming for me just to think of something to cook for lunch or dinner... This recipe looks really good, I bet it tastes good esp it has bacon in it. (Blog hopped today.. :> )

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  12. Nothing taste better than fresh from the garden. This looks delish. Hugs!

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  13. you should have heard the sound effects coming from me when I read this...first it was an very subtle intake of air as i drooled over the garden freshness...then a slow and steady long breath out when i saw the finished product! and then some sort of grunt-snort-laugh thing when i saw the toothpick comment. ha!

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  14. Just pinned :) That looks amazing! I am totally going to have to try this.

    - Nicole @ Me + the Moon

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  15. That looks soo good! Bacon and cream cheese are a great addition to everything.:)

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  16. Yes, looks absolutely delicious!

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  17. Devilishly delicious... please share this oh so tasty looking recipe on my foodie friday party today.

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  18. This dish looks delicious! Everything's better with bacon!

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  19. That looks good! So elegant and yet so easy!

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  20. This looks yummy, I pinned it. I can relate to your disgust with raw chicken. I used to refuse to do it. Not a chance now with 4 other mouths to feed, but it still grosses me out. I used to wear plastic gloves so I could touch it!!!

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  21. The chicken looks delicious. And there is nothing better than fresh produce from the garden! Thanks for sharing on our "Strut Your Stuff Saturday". Hope you come back next week. -The Sisters

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  22. holy moly this looks delish! Thanks so much for sharing at Crafty Sasse Wednesday

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  23. I'd eat just about anything wrapped in bacon! This looks delish! Thanks for sharing at our Pinteresting Party.

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  24. This looks soooo good. Im thinkin this will be Sunday dinner at my house. Thanks for sharing.
    Im now following you and hope you'll follow back at PICKINandPAINTIN.blogspot.com.
    THANKS!!!

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  25. We made the chicken-bacon rollups along with the potato and bean recipe last night. We cooked the chicken on the grill (it was 97 degrees here yesterday). Both were delicious -- we will definitely be making this again! Thanks for the recipes!

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    1. YAY!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for coming back to tell me! I love hearing that.

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