Spinach Artichoke Chicken (cordon Bleu Style)

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 5 ounces prepared alfredo sauce
• 1/2 cup shredded parmesan cheese (the bottled kind is fine!)
• 1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 minced garlic clove
• 5 ounces frozen spinach, thawed
• 7 ounces artichoke hearts, chopped
• 8 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, flattened to 1/4-1/2 inch thick
• 1 cup dried breadcrumbs
• 8 slices bacon (optional)
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 for the filling, in a small bowl, mix together cream cheese through artichokes.
• 2 cover a dinner plate with some of the dried breadcrumbs and press one side of the chicken only into it.
• 3 scoop 1/8 of the filling onto the unbreaded side of the chicken and roll up.
• 4 if you are using the bacon, wrap a slice of bacon around the chicken and secure the whole thing together with a toothpick (or 2).
• 5 spray a very large (or 2 regular) baking dishes with nonstick cooking spray.
• 6 place the chicken rolls so they are not touching either each other or the sides of the dish.
• 7 bake uncovered at 350 for 40-45 minutes.