Theresa's Mixed Nuts: Bacon Mozzarella Chicken

Friday, September 21, 2012

Bacon Mozzarella Chicken


I love chicken. We eat it A LOT! The only problem is, my husband gets bored with chicken quite easily. I've had to come up with different variations to keep our chicken dinners popping! I've been making this one for the past 10 years or so. It's one of the many recipes we have tried that has stood the test of time.

bacon, chicken, mozzarella

bacon, chicken, mozzarella

Ingedients

2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/2 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
2 tbs bacon bits
paprika, salt, and pepper to taste
ranch dressing for topping

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees
Combine cheese and bacon bits together in a small bowl
Flatten chicken with a mallet
Put 1/4 cup of cheese/bacon mixture on one of the chicken breasts. Roll chicken up and over mixture until it is sealed in. Insert a toothpick into chicken to keep it closed. Repeat with the other chicken breast.
Sprinkle tops with paprika, salt, and pepper 
Bake chicken in preheated over for about 35 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.
Just before serving, squeeze ranch dressing over each chicken breast
Serve

17 comments:

  1. I can see why this has stood the test of time. It sounds like a delicious flavor combination, and pretty easy to make. Definitely pinning :)

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    1. I really think the paprika gives it that extra oomph. We also rub it on our turkey at Thanksgiving too!

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  2. You had me at bacon....lol. I LOVE chicken and it's so true, it's easy to get bored of it if you don't have creative recipes around that can hold their own! This looks SOOOOO good!!! I without a doubt will be trying this soon. Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Minus the Bacon, those sound great!

    Following back from Dawn's Disaster.

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    1. The bacon bits give it kind of a smokey flavor. I can see where one would not like to put that in their chicken though!

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  4. Using ranch dressing for a recipe is a no-brainer I haven't thought of before. Thanks for the share, my husband and kids are going to love this (they're all totally in love with bacon).

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  5. oh so yummy!!!xo P.S. you can still link up to the Thursday Hope if you would like to share with my readers :-)

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  6. That looks so good Theresa! I love bacon bits and never thought to use them any other way than in a salad. Thanks for sharing with my NO RULES Weekend Blog Party!

    Have a lovely weekend :)
    Paula

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  7. That sounds really good, I think I am going to have to try this recipe soon!

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  8. Oooh I would really enjoy this! This and a big serving of roasted veggies would make a great dinner!

    thanks

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  9. A great flavour combination! I love bacon and cheese and this recipe sounds so good. A must try! Thanks for sharing it.

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  10. I think I'm going to give this one a try tonight. Looks yummy!

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  11. This sounds so good. I will be making this for my family.

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  12. My husband and I are huge bacon lovers! This looks so yummy, I am actually putting on my shoes and running to the store to buy all ingredients needed to whip this beauty up for dinner tonight..thank you for the yummy recipe!

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  13. Oh i will definitely havew to make this! my family has a lot of chicken meals as well, this will be a big hit! CIAwoman66@yahoo.com

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  14. This looks delicious! I will have to give this a try with some swiss cheese

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  15. This recipe looked so good, I copied it down. I am due to make this this coming weekend. I thank you for the share.

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