Friday, March 11, 2011

Low Fat Bacon Wrapped Chicken (with Proscuitti!)

Many of you have probably tried my Bacon Wrapped Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast. Unfortunately, it has saturated fat, and after a high cholesterol diagnosis for my dear husband, we had to cut back on the stuff.  So, I created a Lower Fat version.

Ingredients:

Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast
Fat Free Cream Cheese
Garlic, minced
Basil (dried)
Sliced Proscuitti

Soften cream cheese, and mix with 1tbsp minced garlic and 2 tsp dried basil. Cut chicken into tenders, spreading the cream cheese mixture over one tender and topping with another (like a sandwich).  Then, wrap in proscuitti.  Freeze on a cookie sheet, then transfer to freezer bag.

To serve:  Thaw, place in a baking dish, and bake covered for 45 minutes at 250 (or until chicken is cooked through).

2 comments:

  1. We love the Bacon Wrapped chicken, but I have to agree - not the healthiest dish. Thanks for a lower fat option. Another option to consider would be turkey bacon.

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  2. Thanks Penny! We tried turkey bacon first...I really don't like it! I think its good crumbled up in dishes, but I don't like it in its complete form. But if you do, that works!

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