Smoked Bacon Wrapped Chicken Cordon Bleu Super Bowl

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Feb. 04, 2014

Smoked Bacon Wrapped Chicken Cordon Bleu

Superbowl Sunday Recipe!

This delicious Super Bowl recipe will have your guests praising your culinary skills! Chicken Cordon Bleu wrapped in bacon, fried onions and smoked to perfection.

Ingredients

Skinless boneless chicken breast 2 , cut into half and pounded thinly
Egg 1 , beaten
Bacon slices 16 , thick cut
Ham slices 8 (apple wood smoked ham used)
Fried onion flakes 1 Cup (16 tbs)
Provolone cheese slices 4 Large , thick slices
Rainbow peppercorns To Taste

Directions

GETTING READY

1. Prepare the smoker.

MAKING

2. On a flat surface, place one half of the flattened chicken breast, place two pieces of smoked ham on it and arrange a piece of provolone cheese in the center. Sprinkle with pepper and roll the chicken breast as shown in the video.

3. Dip each roll in the beaten egg and then in the fried onions to coat evenly.

4. Prepare a weave like structure with the bacon slices and place the chicken roll in the center. Neatly wrap the bacon slices around the chicken and secure with a toothpick. Repeat with the remaining chicken breast and create 3 more rolls. You can sprinkle the remaining onion on top.

5. Place them in the smoker at 225 degrees. It might take anywhere between 30 minutes to 90 minutes depending upon the thickness of the chicken. The chicken is ready when the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.

SERVING

6. Serve hot for Superbowl Sunday!

Recipe Summary

Difficulty Level: Medium
Servings: 4

Nutrition Facts

Serving size

Calories 393Calories from Fat 196

 % Daily Value*

Total Fat 22 g33.8%

Saturated Fat 7 g35%

Trans Fat 0 g

Cholesterol

Sodium 842 mg35.08%

Total Carbohydrates 4 g1.3%

Dietary Fiber %

Sugars

Protein 43 g86%

Vitamin A % Vitamin C %

Calcium % Iron %

*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet