Chicken Rolls with Smoked Fontina and Bacon

Skinless, boneless chicken breasts are stuffed with smoked fontina cheese and pieces of bacon and browned. I fix these in my iron skillet. Makes an elegant dish and the flavors are marvelous! This is great with peas.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 313 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• 6 slices bacon
• toothpicks
• 1 cup shredded smoked fontina cheese
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, pounded 1/4-inch thick

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

Step 2

Cook bacon in a large oven-proof skillet until crisp, 5 to 7 minutes. Crumble bacon into a bowl; reserve drippings in skillet. Mix fontina cheese into bacon until combined.

Step 3

Lay chicken breasts on a flat surface; place 1/4 cup of bacon-cheese mixture on top of each. Roll up tightly and secure with toothpicks; sprinkle with black pepper. Arrange rolls in the skillet containing reserved bacon drippings.

Step 4

Brown chicken over medium heat until golden brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Cover the skillet and transfer to the oven.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 20 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).