• New Year Chicken

  Filed under Main Dishes - Chicken
  Apr 25
  

  My favorite room in my house is my kitchen. It’s not a huge house, but my kitchen is fairly large. But I have to admit that I often find myself daydreaming about my dream kitchen. It will be huge. With plenty of storage. And a ginormous refrigerator. But for now, I feel lucky for what I do have.

  Even though my kitchen isn’t tiny, I do find that I’ve had to stop buying different kitchen tools and accessories. There’s just not enough room. So when I come across something that I’d like to have, I have to remember that not everything is a “need” and I only have so much room. But there are a few items that I’m learning really are kitchen essentials. One item I’d adding to that list that I now need to get is a meat mallet.

  I’ve had this chicken recipe bookmarked to make for awhile now. And when I finally got around to making it, I figured I’d just use a heavy pan to pound the chicken thin. Let’s just say that this method is not my favorite. It just didn’t seem to work for me. You can tell by the picture – I just couldn’t get the chicken flat enough, or even enough. So yes – a meat mallet is going on my need list and I will make the room for it!

  Regardless of how thick the chicken was, this is an easy and tasty way to serve up chicken. Of course – it has bacon and cheese in it!! I definitely think these would be better with the chicken being pounded thin, but it still worked this way!

  New Year Chicken
  adapted from the Great American Cookbook

  serves 4

  prep time: 15 minutes
  cook time: 35-40 minutes

  3/4 cup shredded Cheddar Cheese
  4 strips bacon, cooked and finely chopped
  2 tablespoons finely chopped onion
  1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
  2 boneless skinless chicken breasts, halved
  2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
  1 egg, beaten
  2 cups corn flakes, crushed to 3/4 cup
  1 teaspoon dried thyme leaves

  Preheat the oven to 350F.

  In a small bowl, combine the cheese, cooked bacon, onion and hot pepper sauce. Set aside.

  Pound the chicken breasts to 1/4-inch thickness with a meat mallet. Spread 1/4 cup of the cheese mixture onto each chicken breast. Roll up the chicken, securing the ends with toothpicks.

  In a shallow bowl, combine the flour and the seasoned salt. Place the egg in another shallow bowl, and mix the corn flakes and thyme in a 3rd shallow bowl. Dip each chicken breast in the flour mixture, then the egg, followed by the corn flake mixture. Place on a cooling rack set over a baking sheet. Repeat with each chicken breast.

  Bake in the preheated oven for 35-40 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the chicken is 165F. Remove toothpicks before serving.

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  10 Comments

10 Responses to “New Year Chicken”

1. 

   Katrina said on April 25th, 2011 at 9:15 am

   Fun! My boy would really love this!

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   Kelly said on April 25th, 2011 at 1:19 pm

   This looks fantastic!! Can’t wait to try this myself

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   kat said on April 25th, 2011 at 3:31 pm

   Looks so nice & crispy

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   Jessica said on April 25th, 2011 at 3:47 pm

   This looks so tasty! I can empathize, I pounded chicken with the frying pan once too, its a big mess! The meat mallet is my new best friend, and worth every inch of drawer space

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   Joanne said on April 25th, 2011 at 4:34 pm

   I’ve been put on a strict no-baking-supplies ban by my roommates because cupcake tins and baking pans have taken over our tiny kitchen. But…yeah, a meat mallet might be a worthy addition to our lives. This chicken looks delicious!

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   LinC said on April 25th, 2011 at 5:36 pm

   These look yummy! If you do use an egg carton as a filling/carrying device, you might want to line it with plastic wrap to avoid cross-contamination. The carton is not guaranteed to be food-safe because it is assumed the shell will protect each egg.

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   Hilary said on April 25th, 2011 at 8:40 pm

   I agree…can’t go wrong with chicken and bacon! I use a heavy can to pound out chicken breasts.

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   Julie said on April 25th, 2011 at 9:02 pm

   Cheese and bacon inside chicken…I love it! My kitchen’s pretty small. It’s frustrating, but what are you gonna do?

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   Heather of Kitchen Concoctions said on April 25th, 2011 at 11:19 pm

   I have a very small kitchen with very little storage space. So right now I have to limit myself on my kitchen toys. It is funny because people will ask if I have this kitchen gadget or that appliance and I when I say no they are shocked! I do have to say though that I do have a meat mallet and love it!

   I love stuffed chicken… and this one looks great with all that chicken and cheese.

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