Stuffed chicken breasts might sound like a fancy meal, but they’re really very easy to make. They’re stuffed with goat cheese and then wrapped in bacon, which makes them the perfect weeknight family dinner.

With all the tasty recipes for baked goods on Pass the Sushi, it’s hard to give the day to day dinners any of the limelight but I feel really strongly on solid family dinners and almost every night I try to have something on the table.

I grew up with family dinner – every night. It was nothing fancy (most nights just Shake and Bake) but there was a meat, starch and vegetable – the basics for any solid meal. I’m grateful for those dinners and that we didn’t have nights eating in front of the television.

These days, not every meal I put on the table is complicated (heck, we know I’m not the next Food Network Star) or photo worthy, but they are good and I can’t imagine not having them.

I’m most proud of the recipes that I create myself, like these stuffed chicken breasts.

I used goat cheese on the inside because it’s delicious and creamy and I used bacon on the outside because – HELLO – it’s bacon!

Not only is a good dinner healthy and rewarding but its great unwind time with the people you share your space with – or if you’re solo, just unwind time. No TV, phones or other media – just simple, quiet time to decompress. Some of my favorite nights are the ones we spend just sitting at the table laughing at the pets. I wouldn’t trade those moments for the world.

If stuffed chicken breasts aren’t your thing, check out these other chicken recipes:

Thai Chicken Wings
Crispy Baked Chicken Fingers
Barbecue Chicken Taquitos

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Bacon Wrapped Goat Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breasts

Yield: 3 servings

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Stuffed chicken breasts might sound like a fancy meal, but they're really very easy to make. They're stuffed with goat cheese and then wrapped in bacon, which makes them the perfect weeknight family dinner.

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Ingredients

• 3 chicken breasts
• 1/4 cup goat cheese
• 1/2 tsp basil
• 1/2 tsp thyme
• 1/4 tsp black pepper
• 3 slices bacon
• toothpicks
• Olive Oil

Instructions

1. Slice goat cheese into thin strips.
2. On a flat surface, arrange plastic wrap in a single layer. Place the chicken, one at a time in the center, and cover with another sheet of plastic wrap.
3. Pound out your chicken to 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
4. Lay goat cheese in the center of each piece of chicken and sprinkle basil, thyme and black pepper evenly over each.
5. Using toothpicks to secure, fold the chicken up and wrap in bacon.
6. Preheat oven to 375F.
7. Heat oil in a skillet. Place chicken in skillet and cover for 5 minutes. Rotate and brown on all sides.
8. Transfer skillet to oven (or use a new baking dish) and bake for 15 minutes.
9. Serve with basil linguini and a salad.

Notes

If you don't have a kitchen mallet to pound the chicken, I use a rolling pin and it does the job just as well.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 3 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 342Total Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 10gCholesterol: 122mgSodium: 369mgCarbohydrates: 0gFiber: 0gSugar: 0gProtein: 45g

Nutrition information provided is an estimate from nutritionix.com. For specific health concerns, please put the recipe into your Dr recommended nutrition calculator.