Tasty Tuesday - Cheesy Jalapeno Popper Baked Stuffed Chicken

On then menu for dinner tonight! Yum! Gina's recipes never fail.

Cheesy Jalapeno Popper Baked Stuffed Chicken

Photo and recipe from Skinny Taste.

Ingredients:

2 slices center cut bacon, cooked and crumbled

3 jalapeños, chopped (remove seeds for milder)

3 oz 1/3 less fat cream cheese, softened

4 oz reduced fat shredded cheddar jack (Sargento)

2 tbsp chopped scallions

8 thin sliced skinless chicken breast cutlets, 3 oz each

1/2 cup Italian seasoned whole wheat breadcrumbs

1 1/2 juicy limes, juice of

1 tbsp olive oil

salt and fresh pepper

olive oil non-stick spray

Directions:

Wash

and

dry

chicken cutlets,

season

with salt and pepper. 

Preheat

oven to 450°. Lightly

spray

a baking dish with non-stick spray.

Combine cream cheese, cheddar, scallions, jalapeño and bacon crumbles in a medium bowl.

Lay

chicken cutlets on a working surface and spread 2 tbsp of cream cheese mixture on each cutlet. Loosely

roll

each one,

secure

the ends with toothpicks to prevent the cheese from oozing out.

Place breadcrumbs in a bowl; in a second bowl combine olive oil, lime juice, salt and pepper.

Dip chicken in lime-oil mixture, then in breadcrumbs and place seam side down on a baking dish.

Repeat with the remaining chicken. When finished, lightly spray the top of the chicken with oil spray.

Bake

22-25 minutes, serve immediately.