Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeno Popper-Stuffed Baked Chicken

Made this dish last night but was too engrossed in the emotional rollercoaster that is the Game of Thrones series and, therefore, did not post right away. But, I wasn't about to not post this one. Even Mike asked me if I was going to post this one to my blog and said, and I quote, "If there was ever a recipe deserving of your blog this is it." He also said something about wishing he was on death row so he could request this dish as his final meal. It's that good. :)

How could it not be though, honestly. It's got (turkey) bacon, cheese, cream cheese, jalapenos and chicken. And if you use the turkey bacon like I did and low fat cream cheese and reduced fat cheddar, you cut back on a LOT of the potential calories. It's still not super low cal but it's not bad and it's very low-carb, and delicious, did I mention delicious?

I recommend making this dish on a night where you have someone around that can help you with wrapping the chicken breasts. The first time I had Mike help and they turned out much prettier than this time. Although, admittedly, the presentation is fairly irrelevant once you've tasted it. Minus the somewhat tricky bacon wrapping part, it's a very easy recipe with pretty minimal prep and not a ton of ingredients. So, without further adieu, here it is!

Bacon-Wrapped Jalapeno Popper-Stuffed Baked Chicken

Ingredients:

• 2 small chicken breasts, pounded thin
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1-2 jalapenos, diced
• 2 oz reduced fat cream cheese, room temperature
• 1/2 cup reduced fat cheddar cheese, shredded
• 4-6 slices turkey bacon

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F
2. Lay chicken flat, season both sides with salt and pepper.
3. Mix together cream cheese, jalapenos and cheddar cheese in a bowl
4. Place half of the mixture in each chicken breast, roll them up, and wrap them in 2-3 pieces of turkey bacon (depending on the size of your chicken breasts you'll need more or less)
5. Bake until cooked about 25-30 minutes.

Step 6 should be "bask in your own awesomeness" because you just made the best chicken of all time. :) Kudos.