I was browsing the web looking for Paleo recipes and I ran across this recipe. It was a good start, but I wanted to push it further with more flavors. So I finally ended up with this, my loaded stuffed chicken! Recipe serves two but can be doubled.
Ingredients:
2 chicken breasts, pounded thin to about 1/4 inch thickness
Olive oil
Garlic Pepper
1/4 cup shredded parmesan cheese
2 shallots, diced
3 strips bacon, cooked and chopped
1 handful of fresh spinach leaves
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Directions:
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cover a baking sheet with tin foil and place chicken breasts next to each other on the foil.
2. Drizzle a bit of olive oil onto the chicken and spread it around with the back of a spoon. Sprinkle garlic pepper over the oil, then layer half of the parmesan cheese, shallots and bacon on each of the chicken breasts. Finish with enough spinach to cover each breast and 1/4 cup of the cheddar cheese.
3. Take one of the shorter ends of a chicken breast and roll it up lengthwise, as tightly as possible. Tuck in any ingredients that may have spilled out, and repeat with the other breast. Skewer each breast with a couple of toothpicks or bamboo skewers to hold them together.
4. Top the chicken breasts with the remaining cheddar cheese and a few spinach leaves. Cover the baking sheet loosely with a piece of tin foil.
5. Cook for 35-40 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and no longer pink. Remove the toothpicks, slice and enjoy!