Sometimes, I have a basic idea in my mind, and just go into the kitchen and play, tonight was one of those nights. I knew I wanted to stuff chicken breast, and wrap them in bacon. I opened my fridge, and pulled out things I thought would go good together, and this is what I came up with, it was quite tasty! First I made the stuffing with, approximately, because I never measure, 2-3 cups of stale bread, 3 green onions sliced, 1/2 cup of diced mozzarella, 10 grape tomatoes sliced, 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley, a handful of grated cheese, a little squirt of balsamic gaze, salt and pepper to taste, and enough water, or chicken stock, to moisten. Let it sit a bit to break down the bread, and distribute the liquid. Next, I butterflied the chicken breast, try to use small breast, that are not too thick. Season the inside and put about 2 tablespoons of stuffing inside. roll, and wrap them in bacon. This takes patience, take your time!
Now I placed them on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. I then put a lot of fresh cracked black pepper on top, a nice drizzle of balsamic glaze, and sprinkled with a little more chopped parsley. I baked them at 400, for about 30-40 minutes, or until the bacon was crispy. I served them with garlic and cheese stuffed acorn squash, and tomato and mozzarella flat breads.
*you can stuff and wrap the chicken breast up to a day ahead of time for an easy company dinner
**any side dishes would go well with this dinner, or just a nice side salad
***Chardonnay, or Rose would pair nice
****the hardest part of preparing this dish is butterflying the chicken, a very sharp knife is a must
