Mushroom Melt Stuffed Chicken

In this mushroom melt stuffed chicken recipe, chicken breasts are rolled around a mushroom filling, ham, and Havarti-pepper cheese, and wrapped in bacon.

• Preparation Time: 60 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
• Calories: 435 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
• 12 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 1 large onion, finely chopped
• 24 slices bacon
• 12 slices Black Forest ham
• 2 cups shredded Havarti-pepper cheese
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.25 cup butter
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 pound button mushrooms, chopped

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add onion and mushrooms; season with salt and black pepper. Cook and stir until mushrooms are dark and juicy, about 5 minutes. Off heat, stir in bread crumbs. Set aside.

Step 3

Place chicken breasts, one at a time, between 2 sheets of heavy plastic (resealable freezer bags work well) on a solid, level surface. Firmly pound breasts with the smooth side of a meat mallet to a 1/4-inch thickness.

Step 4

Lay 1 breast onto a work surface; place 1 slice ham on top. Spoon about 3 tablespoons mushroom mixture onto ham; top with about 2 1/2 tablespoons Havarti cheese. Roll breast to enclose filling. Firmly wrap roll with 2 strips bacon; secure with toothpicks. Place roll in a 9x13-inch baking dish. Repeat with remaining breasts, ham, mushroom mixture, Havarti cheese, and bacon.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is no longer pink and fillings melted and hot, about 35 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into centers of rolls should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Step 6

Remove rolls from the oven. Carefully set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source. Turn on the broiler and return rolls to the oven. Broil until bacon is brown, 5 to 10 minutes.