Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
  • 8 oz cream cheese ((see notes))
  • 8 slices bacon ((see notes))
  • 4 oz frozen spinach (thawed and well drained)
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper

Instruction

  • Place chicken breasts, one at a time, between two pieces of plastic wrap and use the flat side of a meat mallet to pound them flat.
  • In a small bowl, combine cream cheese, spinach, lemon zest, lemon juice, salt, and black pepper.
  • Depending on the size of the chicken breasts, place 3-4 tablespoons of the mixture in the center of each chicken breast, then spread filling out and roll chicken into a bundle, starting with the short end. Leave some space around the outer edges of the chicken so the filling doesn't ooze out. 
  • Wrap two pieces of bacon around each breast and use toothpicks to hold the bacon ends together.
  • Place into a greased casserole dish and bake at 375 degrees F for 35 minutes, or until a cooking thermometer shows the internal temperature of the chicken to be 163 degrees F (proper cooking temperature for poultry is 165 degrees F, but there will be "carryover cooking" after the dish is removed from the oven.