APPLE STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS
Ingredients:
4 boneless chicken breasts
3 slices bacon, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 scallions, finely chopped
1 apple, peeled and chopped
Pepper to taste
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp. thyme
1/3 C. Parmesan cheese
2 T. olive oil
Cut a small pocket into the thickest part of each chicken
breast and set aside.
Fry bacon until crisp. Drain on a paper towel. Add garlic and
scallions to the bacon drippings; sauté slightly. Add apple,
pepper, salt and thyme and return the bacon bits to pan.
Heat thoroughly. Remove from heat and cool.
When mixture is cool, add cheese and stuff into chicken
breast. Brown chicken on both sides in a very hot fry pan with
olive oil. When brown on both sides, place in a baking dish
and bake at 350°F for 15 to 20 minutes or until chicken is done
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