I must give partial credit to my husband for this recipe. As we were discussing how to make chicken cordon bleu, he pipes in "what about Bacon in the middle?" Now me... I think Bacon makes anything taste good. I hear the word Bacon and my ears perk up just like those beggin strip commercials. So, with a little improvising we made the best chicken cordon bleu ever!
Ingredients: (this fed 5 people)
5 chicken breasts
1 pkg ritz crackers, crushed to fine crumbs
1 lb of Bacon
3 slices of colby jack cheese cut 1/4" or so, then halved
Butter/oil for frying
Pre-heat oven to 350.
Cut the Bacon strips in half horizontally to make about 3-4" strips and fry up the bacon to your desired crispness.
Pound out chicken with the flat end of a meat tenderizor until about 1/2" thick (or if your gangsta like me and don't have a meat tendorizer, the bottom of a Jack bottle works quite well too)
Place a piece of cheese and 3 or 4 strips of Bacon on one end of the breast (thinnest side works best) and roll up into a ball. Secure the two ends together with toothpicks (no toothpicks? Improvise like my husband! Go outside, find a stick and widdle yourself some of your own ;) )
Now heres the step I forgot to do... but they still turned out AWESOME, so you decide. At this point you SHOULD dredge them in some whisked up eggs... however this mama had a slight blonde moment and forgot!
Next, roll in crushed up ritz crackers and brown on all sides (you can use left over bacon grease, or clean out the pan and use oil).
Place in 9 x 13 baking dish and bake for about 20 minutes, check to see if they are done. They should take between 20-30 minutes depending on how thick the breasts were.
Ingredients: (this fed 5 people)
5 chicken breasts
1 pkg ritz crackers, crushed to fine crumbs
1 lb of Bacon
3 slices of colby jack cheese cut 1/4" or so, then halved
Butter/oil for frying
Pre-heat oven to 350.
Cut the Bacon strips in half horizontally to make about 3-4" strips and fry up the bacon to your desired crispness.
Pound out chicken with the flat end of a meat tenderizor until about 1/2" thick (or if your gangsta like me and don't have a meat tendorizer, the bottom of a Jack bottle works quite well too)
Place a piece of cheese and 3 or 4 strips of Bacon on one end of the breast (thinnest side works best) and roll up into a ball. Secure the two ends together with toothpicks (no toothpicks? Improvise like my husband! Go outside, find a stick and widdle yourself some of your own ;) )
Now heres the step I forgot to do... but they still turned out AWESOME, so you decide. At this point you SHOULD dredge them in some whisked up eggs... however this mama had a slight blonde moment and forgot!
Next, roll in crushed up ritz crackers and brown on all sides (you can use left over bacon grease, or clean out the pan and use oil).
Place in 9 x 13 baking dish and bake for about 20 minutes, check to see if they are done. They should take between 20-30 minutes depending on how thick the breasts were.
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