Decided to give some chicken breasts a chance on the smoker this weekend and came up with a variation on the classic Chicken Cordon Bleu.
I've been doing a play-by-play with my trusty camera phone and here are the results so far. I should be pulling these off soon and will post the final photos after dinner. :)
Pounded chicken breasts (exciting, no?)
Into a marinade of chicken stock, Marsala, thyme, onion powder, garlic powder and black pepper.
Three cheeses & then some... Swiss slices topped with cream cheese rolled in green onions then topped with sharp white cheddar. A little sea salt & black pepper, too.
After rolling the cheeses, they get rolled in the ham. And yes, el cheapo ham because I wanted a higher fat content.
Then the ham/cheese bundle gets rolled into a chicken breast. That's a whole basil leaf on the chicken, btw.
Then wrapped in bacon. LOTS of bacon, actually because I probably should have pounded the breasts thinner and was worried about making sure they were well sealed.
Just starting on the smoker.
About an hour in and holding together nicely; very minimal loss of cheesy goodness.
More to come...
I've been doing a play-by-play with my trusty camera phone and here are the results so far. I should be pulling these off soon and will post the final photos after dinner. :)
Pounded chicken breasts (exciting, no?)
Into a marinade of chicken stock, Marsala, thyme, onion powder, garlic powder and black pepper.
Three cheeses & then some... Swiss slices topped with cream cheese rolled in green onions then topped with sharp white cheddar. A little sea salt & black pepper, too.
After rolling the cheeses, they get rolled in the ham. And yes, el cheapo ham because I wanted a higher fat content.
Then the ham/cheese bundle gets rolled into a chicken breast. That's a whole basil leaf on the chicken, btw.
Then wrapped in bacon. LOTS of bacon, actually because I probably should have pounded the breasts thinner and was worried about making sure they were well sealed.
Just starting on the smoker.
About an hour in and holding together nicely; very minimal loss of cheesy goodness.
More to come...
