Cream Cheese & Bacon Chicken Rolls

Ingredients

• 4-6 thin boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Stuffing
• 250g cream cheese, softened
• 1 Tblsp onion, minced
• 1 Tblsp Italian Seasoning
• 1 Tblsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp pepper
• 2 tsps lemon juice
• 4 pieces bacon, cooked and chopped
• ½ Kg. wilted spinach, chopped thinly

Coating
• ¼ cup flour
• 1 egg, beaten
• ½ cup corn flake crumbs

Method

• Pre-heat oven to 180°, or 160°C in a fanned oven.
• In a bowl, beat cream cheese, onion, Italian Seasoning, garlic powder, pepper and lemon juice until blended. Stir in cooked and chopped bacon.
• Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the cream cheese mixture on each piece of chicken and spread it out into a thin layer. Roll up the chicken, you can use toothpicks to keep the roll together.
• Coat rolls with flour, then lightly dip in egg mixture, followed by rolling them in corn flake crumbs. Drizzle some olive oil in a large fry pan and heat. Briefly cook rolls over high heat, browning all sides.
• Place the lightly-browned chicken rolls in a baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes or until chicken is fork tender and juices run clear.