Apple Bacon Cheddar Stuffed Chicken

• Meat

  • 4 Chicken breasts, boneless skinless
  • 10 Crispy bacon strips

• Produce

  • 1 Apple, medium

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 Black pepper, Fresh cracked
  • 1 Salt

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 Some vegetable oil

• Dairy

  • 4 oz Cheddar cheese, sharp

• Other

  • About 2 more oz of cheese for topping, grated

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Description

Ingredients

• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 medium apple, sweet, peeled and cored
• 10 crispy bacon strips
• 4-5 oz sharp cheddar cheese, (block)
• About 2 more oz of cheese for topping, grated
• Salt
• Fresh cracked black pepper
• Some vegetable oil for the baking dish

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Dice apples and bacon and mix it together in a bowl. Set aside a couple of bacon strips to top off the chicken in the end.
• Slice cheese into about ⅛ inch slices.
• To easily tenderize chicken, place a chicken breast in a large zip-lock bag and pound it with meat tenderizer (aka the meat hammer) on each side until thinned. Be careful not to hit it too hard so you dont have any holes in the chicken. Also, dont make it too thin or it will rip while you are trying to roll it with stuffing.
• Repeat with remaining chicken breasts, one at a time.
• Salt and pepper each chicken breast to taste.
• Place two slices of cheese in the center of chicken breast. Add some apple/bacon mixture on top of cheese. Youll have to judge how much stuffing to add by the size of the chicken. Each breast varies in size and you should be able to bring edges together with just a little overlap. Once you closed the chicken, place it in a greased baking dish (I use cast iron skillet), seam down.
• Repeat with remaining chicken. Add a little more salt and pepper on top.
• Bake chicken for 30-35 minutes.
• Spread some grated cheddar cheese on top of each chicken pocket and sprinkle some diced bacon over it.
• Bake for about 5 more minutes.