BACON-WRAPPED ROSEMARY GARLIC CHICKEN WITH LEMON

Bacon-Wrapped Rosemary Garlic Chicken with Lemon image

Number Of Ingredients 6

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1 chicken breast
4 slices turkey bacon (or thinly sliced deli ham will work too)
1 lemon zest
1 clove garlic, grated
2 sprigs fresh rosemary, finely chopped
1/3 cup white wine (I personally think its best with wine, but you can use water or low sodium chicken broth as an alternative)

Steps:

Slice chicken breast lengthwise so you create 2 cutlets
Cover each piece of chicken with a sheet of cling wrap and pound with a mallet until very thin (the cling wrap prevents chicken junk from flying everywhere and tearing up the chicken meat itself- basically less mess all around)
In a small bowl, combine lemon zest, rosemary, and grated garlic (this will be sort of pasty because the grate garlic makes things sticky)
On one side of each chicken cutlet, spread ½ the rosemary, garlic, lemon paste
Roll up each cutlet and wrap with 2 pieces of turkey bacon or ham. Secure with toothpicks
Season outside of chicken roll up with black pepper (and ½ tsp salt, optional, just to bring out chicken flavor a little)
Heat 1 tsp EVOO in a skillet over medium heat. Brown chicken on each side
Once browned, add wine to pan. Shake the pan a little while you are adding the wine and for about 30 seconds afterward.
Allow to simmer about 10 minutes until chicken is cooked through
Serve alongside your favorite steamed vegetables