Chicken Bacon Double Cheese Rolls

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 5 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1 teaspoon of a good ground cinnamon (i used vietnamese because it's the best)
• 1 teaspoon of salt & pepper for the chicken
• 3/4 lb of baby swiss cheese slice (sliced very thin)
• 3/4-1 lb hickory smoked thin sliced bacon (brought to room temperature)
• 1 teaspoon cilantro leaf, finely chopped
• 10 round toothpicks (optional)
• 4 wedges of laughing cow original cheese
• canned artichoke heart, coarsley chopped (unmarinated, use 10 pre-quartered pieces)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt, for filling
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper, for filling

Recipe

• 1 cut each chicken breast into 2 long pieces.
• 2 pound the chicken breasts until thin.
• 3 mix 1 teaspoon of cinnamon with 1 teaspoon of salt and the 1 teaspoon of pepper.
• 4 season the chicken with the mixed spices on both sides.
• 5 in a small bowl mix the laughing cow cheese and the chopped artichokes together and season with the 1/4 teaspoons of salt and pepper.
• 6 take one of the strips of meat and put a small amount of the cheese/artichoke mixture (about 1-1 ½ tablespoon) along one edge and then roll towards the opposite side.
• 7 repeat until all the meat is rolled with the cheese artichoke mixture.
• 8 (do not worry if you don't get perfectly shaped rolls, the bacon will help to shape the rolls later.).
• 9 set aside meat rolls making sure the last rolled edge is on the bottom so it won't open up again.
• 10 gently sprinkle chopped cilantro leaves on one side of each meat roll. (easy does it, cilantro is a strong spice and you want to flavor the meat rolls not overpower them.).
• 11 wrap a slice of swiss cheese around each meat roll.
• 12 wrap a slice of bacon around each meat roll. ( secure with a toothpick if needed).
• 13 bake at 375 loosely covered with a piece of aluminum foil for 30 minutes to avoid the bacon getting brown too quickly.
• 14 remove foil, and bake uncovered for another 35 minutes.
• 15 let sit 5 – 10 to reabsorb some of the juices. (the bacon should be browned and the juices clear.).
• 16 note** don't worry if some of the cheese melts out of the rolls, it seasons the meat roll whether it does or not.