Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Chicken Tenderloins with Rosemary Potatoes

Crispy Bacon, Melted Creamy Cheese and Roasted Crispy Potatoes! What teenager does not like this? 


This is maybe not the weight watchers item on the menu tonight but I sure do have my teenagers full and complete attention. 
As a tribute to my teenagers and a little bit lower calorie version, I bring to you, Bam's Bacon Wrapped stuffed chicken breasts and rosemary potatoes.

Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Chicken Tenderloins (serves 2 hungry teenagers or 4 adults)

  • 8 chicken tenderloins
  • 6 oz of crumbled feta, or grated mozzarella or any cheese you like
  • 4 slices of bacon cut in half
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 chopped shallot
  • 1 clove garlic
Step 1: Pound the chicken flat
Step 2: Place slice of chicken down on plate
Step 3: Place chicken breast on top and add cheese and salt and pepper
Step 4: Roll up chicken breast tightly with the bacon strip securing it together
 Step 5: place oil in pan and bring pan to temperature and add onion, garlic and stuffed chicken breasts.
Step 6: Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side until golden brown then transfer to 325 degree F oven for about 25 minutes until the internal temperature is 170 degrees F
Step 7: Remove from oven and serve with rosemary potatoes. (Recipe for rosemary Potatoes follows below)

Rosemary Potatoes: 
  • 10 medium sized red potatoes
  • few sprigs of fresh rosemary (or 1 tsp of dried rosemary)
  • 2 tsp of oil olive
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 clove garlic chopped

Step 1: Preheat oven to 190 degree celsius
Step 2: Chop up potatoes into bite size pieces
Step 3: Chop up rosemary and garlic
Step 4: Add potatoes, rosemary, garlic, oil olive and salt and pepper to an oven safe dish and stir
Step 5: Put in oven and bake for about 35-40 minutes until golden brown.  Stir every 10- 15 minutes so browns evenly.
Step 6: Take out of oven and enjoy with Bacon Stuffed Chicken Tenderloins.














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