Cooking Recipes - Chicken Things Recipe

  
 

Healthy Chicken and Turkey Recipes - Chicken Things Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 bunch scallions (about 10)

  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened

  • 8 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

  • 16 to 24 slices bacon

Serves 8

Method:

  1. Clean, trim, and chop the scallions, including a generous portion of the green. Mix the scallions into the cream cheese, and set aside.

  2. Butterfly the chicken breasts from the thinnest edge in toward the thickest. (This thickest edge will be the middle of the breast once it is opened up) Working one piece at a time, open the breast up, and put it in a heavy zipper-lock bag. Seal the bag, and with a rolling pin, hammer, dumbbell, or whatever else you can find, pound the chicken breast until it is 1/4-inch thick all over. Repeat with the remaining chicken breasts.

  3. Once all 8 breasts have been flattened, place an equal amount of the cream cheese and scallion mixture on each. Wrap the chicken meat around the cheese mix so that it is completely enclosed.

  4. Wrap a strip of bacon around the ball of chicken, stretching it a bit to provide maximum overlap. Then wrap a second piece of bacon around the still exposed portion of the chicken, again giving it a bit of a stretch. Secure with a few tooth­picks. (Depending on the size of the chicken breasts, you may need a third piece of bacon. Most of the chicken should be covered by the bacon strips.)

  5. Refrigerate for several hours or overnight. They should be well chilled before they go on the grill. Cover the barbecue rack with a sheet of aluminum foil, and spray it with nonstick cooking spray. (The foil helps prevent flare-ups from the bacon fat and also helps the chicken cook evenly.)

  6. Preheat the grill to High. Place the chicken on the covered rack, reduce the heat to Medium, and close the lid. Turn about every 5 minutes, until all sides are nicely browned.

  7. When the cheese starts to ooze out in a few places, they are done. (Depending on the size of the pieces and the overall temperature of your barbecue, this should take 20 to 30 minutes.) Remove the toothpicks and serve.