Jalapeno Chicken Curls (Roll Ups)

Title:
Jalapeno Chicken Curls (Roll Ups)

Yield:
6 Servings

Categories:
Entree,
Poultry




Ingredients:





     3 lg Skinless boneless chicken


          -breast halves


     1 tb Butter or margarine,


          -softened


     8 oz Whipped cream cheese with


          -chives, at room temperature


     6    Jalapenos peppers, fresh or


          -canned, with seeds,


          -optional


     6 sl Bacon, optional






 This recipe tucks a jalapeno inside a cream cheese-filled chicken breast to


 make an elegant main dish that is a few degrees above the normal. Add a


 green salad, tostado chips and Spanish rice for a complete meal. -- Beth


 Whitley Duke, Food Editor, Amarillo Globe-News, Amarillo, TX


 


 Flatten chicken breast halves to 1/2-inch thickness.


 


 Spread butter on each chicken piece.


 


 Spread about 3 tablespoons cream cheese on each.


 


 PEPPER NOTE: If your family likes spicy food, use a whole jalapeno, seeds


 and all, discarding only the stem. For a medium version, remove seeds from


 the jalapeno. For a mild version, use half of a seeded jalapeno.


 


 Place a jalapeno at the edge of the cheese-topped side, then roll up


 chicken piece around the jalapeno (with the cheese on the inside of the


 roll). Repeat with ole jalapeno, seeds and all, discarding only the stem.


 For a medium version, remove seeds from the jalapeno. For a mild version,


 use half of a seeded jalapeno.


 


 Preheat oven to 400F. If using, wrap a slice of bacon around each chicken


 roll. Place rolls, seam side down, in a shallow baking dish. Bakefor 40


 minutes, or until chicken is tender. Complete cooking by broiling 5 minutes


 or until bacon is crisp.


 


 Jalapenos (pronounced hal-ah-pain-yas) are the small green chili peppers


 used in Tex-Mex cooking that look so innocent on the plate yet conceal a


 taste hotter than a rancher's branding iron.


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #329


 


 Recipe by: Beth Whitley Duke (Texas)


 


 From: PATh 


 


 Date: Thu, 05 Dec 1996 09:09:36 -0800