Bakin’ With Bacon and King Teddy

Greetings Fellow Baconians!

It’s Saturday – time for me to give you a recipe that has our favorite ingredient in it – BACON!    There is an endless number of recipes that include this wonderful item and I do hope you aren’t getting bored with bacon.    Seems like it would be impossible to me but – well – maybe I’m out of touch with my adoring public!

Anyway, here’s another one – this one is extra delish and my Royal Mom has made it a few times for the Royal Dad and it was APPROVED and given the “DELICIOUS STUFF” award by my parents.     That’s a pretty good recommendation in my book.

Caprese Chicken with Bacon

INGREDIENTS

• 8 bacon strips
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (6 ounces each)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 plum tomatoes, sliced
• 6 fresh basil leaves, thinly sliced
• 4 slices part-skim mozzarella cheese

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 400°. Place bacon in an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake until partially cooked but not crisp, 8-10 minutes. Remove to paper towels to drain.
2. Place chicken in an ungreased 13×9 inch baking pan; brush with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Top with tomatoes and basil. Wrap each in 2 bacon strips, arranging bacon in a crisscross.
3. Bake, uncovered, until a thermometer reads 165°, 15-20 minutes. Top with cheese; bake until melted, 1 minute longer.

 

Oh boy – now doesn’t that sound fabulous?   Fit for a King I’d say!     By the way, that photo of the finished dish above looks JUST LIKE it did on the plate when the Royal Mom made it!   MMMMMMMMMMM good.

See you next Saturday?   It’s a date!

The King…..