ZESTY STUFFED CHICKEN

Zesty Stuffed Chicken image

I was experimenting and wanted to try something new and this turned out to be very delicious.

Provided by CHEFBOYARMED

Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Chicken Chicken Thigh Recipes

Time 1h10m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds cooked cocktail shrimp
1 (8 ounce) package shredded pepper Jack cheese
1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
½ cup chopped green onion
1 tablespoon Creole seasoning
6 skin-on, boneless chicken thighs
6 slices thick-cut bacon

Steps:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
Mix shrimp, pepper Jack cheese, yellow bell pepper, and green onion together in a bowl. Stir in Creole seasoning.
Place chicken thighs skin-side up on a cutting board. Pound with a meat mallet until somewhat flattened. Flip.
Pack an even amount of the shrimp mixture over each chicken thigh. Roll up chicken; wrap tightly with bacon slices. Transfer rolls to a large baking pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until juices run clear from chicken and bacon is crisp, about 45 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 501.3 calories, Carbohydrate 2.5 g, Cholesterol 340.5 mg, Fat 29.1 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 54.3 g, SaturatedFat 11.5 g, Sodium 977.4 mg, Sugar 0.2 g