Armadillo Chicken
Recipe: #12417
April 15, 2014
Categories: Chicken, Romantic Dinner, Sunday Dinner, Valentine's Day, Oven Roast, Gluten-Free, Boneless Pieces, Chicken Dinner, more
"I call this Armadillo Chicken because the first time I made this my daughter said they looked like baby armadillos, lol. These turn out moist and tender and are so tasty. I use smoked mozzarella but you can use your favourite cheese. I use the Amy's brand cream of mushroom soup because it is gluten free, but your favourite brand will do."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (310.2 g)
- Calories 692.5
- Total Fat - 38.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 13.5 g
- Cholesterol - 208.1 mg
- Sodium - 1714.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 6.7 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.5 g
- Sugars - 0.4 g
- Protein - 74.3 g
- Calcium - 174.1 mg
- Iron - 2.5 mg
- Vitamin C - 1.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.7 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Butterfly the chicken breast, sprinkle both sides with onion powder, salt and pepper and place 1/2 of the cheese on 1/2 of the breast; set aside.
Step 2
Mix together the minced mushrooms, rosemary and garlic in a small bowl.
Step 3
Melt the bacon drippings in a skillet and add the mushroom mixture.
Step 4
Cook until the aroma of the rosemary has toned down and the mixture just starts to stick to the pan.
Step 5
Divide the cooked mushroom mixture evenly over the cheese topped breasts.
Step 6
Bring the un-topped side of the butterflied breast over the cheese and mushroom.
Step 7
Layer 5 slices of bacon over a clean, flat work surface and lay the stuffed breast over the layered bacon, wrap the bacon over the breast.
Step 8
Repeat for the other breast and place both breasts, seam side down, on the bottom of a non-stick square baking pan. Cover with foil and place in a preheated 350 degree Fahrenheit oven and cook for 45 minutes.
Step 9
Remove the foil and if the bacon is not crispy enough for you, bake for another 10 to 15 minutes uncovered.
Step 10
Drizzle 1/4 cup of the mushroom soup that has been heated through over each breast.
Step 11
Enjoy!
Tips
No special items needed.