Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Chicken
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Serves: 4
 
Ingredients
  • 2 slices of cooked turkey bacon, crumbled
  • 3 jalapeño, chopped with seeds and ribs removed*
  • 4 oz. reduced fat cream cheese, softened
  • 4 oz. reduced fat shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2 tbsp. chopped scallions
  • 4 3oz. chicken breast, rinsed, dried and pounded thin
  • ⅓ cup whole wheat Italian bread crumbs
  • 1½ limes, juiced
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • salt and fresh pepper
  • olive oil non-stick spray
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
  2. In a medium sized bowl mix together cream cheese, shredded cheese, scallions, chopped jalapeño, and crumbled turkey bacon.
  3. In a small bowl whisk together lime juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper then place bread crumbs on a large plate.
  4. Lay pounded out chicken onto a cutting board or working surface. Place 2-3 tbsp. of cream cheese mixture in the middle and then tightly roll chicken around the filling. Close the edges of the chicken with toothpicks so the filling doesn’t leak out (There will still be some small filling that leak out.)
  5. Take rolled chicken and dip in lime/oil mixture and roll around. Take chicken out roll in bread crumbs. Place seam side down in the baking dish. Repeat for the rest of the chicken. Once all chicken is stuffed and breaded spray with non-stick spray.
  6. Bake for 22-25 minutes, and serve.
Recipe by 2 Sisters 2 Cities at https://www.2sisters2cities.com/2012/09/jalapeo-popper-stuffed-chicken/