bacon-wrapped chicken
from: taste of home 5-ingredient cookbookmakes 6 servings
6 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
1 carton (8oz) whipped cream cheese with onion and chives
1 tablespoon butter, cubed
salt to taste
6 bacon strips
flatten chicken to 1/2-in thickness. spread 3 tablespoons cream cheese over each. dot with butter and sprinkle with salt; roll up. wrap each with a bacon strip. place, seam side down, in a greased 13-in x 9-in x 2-in baking pan.
bake, uncovered, at 400 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until juices run clear. broil 6 in from the heat for 5 minutes or until bacon is crisp.
[flatten chicken] place one chicken breast between two pieces of waxed paper. starting in the center and working out to the edges, pound lightly with the flat side of a meat mallet until the chicken is even in thickness.
