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
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.
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
- Slice goat cheese into thin strips.
- 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.
- Pound out your chicken to 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
- Lay goat cheese in the center of each piece of chicken and sprinkle basil, thyme and black pepper evenly over each.
- Using toothpicks to secure, fold the chicken up and wrap in bacon.
- Preheat oven to 375F.
- Heat oil in a skillet. Place chicken in skillet and cover for 5 minutes. Rotate and brown on all sides.
- Transfer skillet to oven (or use a new baking dish) and bake for 15 minutes.
- 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: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 342 Total Fat: 17g Saturated Fat: 6g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 10g Cholesterol: 122mg Sodium: 369mg Carbohydrates: 0g Fiber: 0g Sugar: 0g Protein: 45g
Erin @ EKat's Kitchen says
Kita, I can relate to this post in so many ways! In part because of the cheese… only sort of kidding.
We almost always had meals on the table growing up; simple but good. I don’t do simple as well, but I’m learning! I can’t wait to have a table that we can use for eating! (Our house is so small right now that EVERYTHING is multi-purpose.)
I adore your recipe – and I need to start experimenting with food mallets!
Kita says
My secret food mallet? Chicken wrapped well in plastic wrap (or a plastic bag) a cutting board and my trusty solid wooden rolling pin. It gets the job done real well 🙂 Our dinning room table is covered at the moment in everything and some plastic wrap so I feel you on wanting the space again. It’s also my sewing area when I sit down to craft and I can’t wait until that can go somewhere else as well.
Thanks for commenting!
Jackie says
I am going to try this recipe for dinner tonight! For once, I have every ingredient called for, so I don’t have to substitute anything! I will try it as the recipe calls for, although, I am tempted to put in some jalepeno’s , but hubby isn’t too keen on them, unless I make stuffed peppers, and they too, are wrapped in bacon! Thank you so much for the recipe.. it looks so easy! I also use my rolling pin often to thin meat products….. I can’t wait to try it, my mouth is watering now!
Kita says
Thanks Jackie! I hope that this works out great! I have a new bacon wrapped chicken coming on girlcarnivore.com soon too! I had forgotten how delicious this can be! Id love for you to snap a pic and tag me on social when you create it.
Cheers!
Amanda says
I make something similar to this. I take a fresh jalapeno, slice in half and de-seed, fill jalapenos with cream cheese. Place in the center of pounded chicken roll up and wrap with bacon.
If you can believe it, I have never had goat cheese. I will have to try this one very soon!
Kita says
I woul have never thought of that but it sounds amazing. I love jalapenos.
Lauren at KeepItSweet says
this looks awesome, especially since i am slightly obsessed with goat cheese:-)
Tanya says
Sounds delish! I love goat cheese paired with chicken. I can’t wait to try this. Thanks for sharing!
Cooking Gallery says
This sounds wonderful and beautiful photography too:)!
briarrose says
Nice mix of flavors.
Amanda says
Oh this looks so deliciously perfect! I love goat cheese, I’m surprised I haven’t used it in chicken yet. And who doesn’t love bacon? I need to make this sometime soon, I’m drooling over it just writing this comment!
Annie says
That looks like such a good recipe! I am always looking for different ways to dress up my plain old chicken.
shannon abdollmohammadi says
You could wrap a twinkie in bacon and I would eat it!! I love this recipe…it looks so delicious!! Congrats on making food buzz top 9!
jay says
Really good dish, made it a few weeks ago, and again tonight!
Kita says
Thanks! Im glad your making and enjoying it 🙂
Angela Potticary says
Awesome recipe! Just wanted to let you know that I posted an entry in my blog using your picture (adhering to all copyright terms).
Jennifef says
Hello how do you make the basil linguini you mentioned above?
Kita says
Im sorry Jennifer, I don’t. I would grab some linguini and a pesto sauce and add a TON of additional fresh minced basil. Will be delicious!
Leigh says
Oh my family always did dinners like that to and as soon as I have kids, dinner will be served at the table. Currently my husband and I like to eat and watch Friends though… So we’ve strayed a bit. And by the way, this dinner looks amazing! It is going to be our next dinner as soon we finish all that pasta we made on Wednesday! Yum!
Karen says
This is Sunday’s dinner! How yummy! Came here from Primitive and Proper and now I am pinning it too!!
val says
Chicken Perfection!