Jan Week 3 Bacon/feta stuffed chicken

Bacon feta stuffed chicken is totally a new favorite of mine. I've made if a few times over the last year or so and keep tweaking it as I go. This is the most up to date version and the one I tried to get pics of.

So dinner this week is Bacon/feta stuff chicken, with garlic mashed potatoes and celery.

Chicken:

Hardware:

Cutting board
Frying pan
Knife
Crockpot
Bowl

The bacon -- I tend to used 1/2 pounds of bacon at a time; once it's frozen just take a sharp knife and cut the package in half. The half that isn't being used gets wrapped in saran wrap and then bagged and put back in the freezer. The other half gets cut into small pieces to be cooked.

Ingredients:

1/2 pound bacon
1 container of feta cheese -- I prefer getting the block of feta as it ends up
cheaper and you get more for your money
3 chicken breast -- if you shop at fairway like I do and get the double breasts
it is soooo much easier, otherwise you'll have to butterfly them
1 jar diced tomatoes -- I used home canned things from mom so mine is actually a jar
of canned tomatoes that I add to
basil, oregano, dried onion and garlic, Italian season, salt and pepper

Cut the bacon into small pieces and cook until nicely browned. While it's cooking trim the fat from the chicken breast and butterfly if you have to -- if they are super thick you may need to pound them out a bit. If using chicken breast from fairway it's not necessary to butterfly or pound out just don't disconnect them.

Once the bacon is cooked, remove using a slotted spoon to a plate with paper toweling.

Assembly is easy, put on bacon, put on cheese, fold chicken over to cook. Put some of the tomato on the bottom of the crockpot (if using home canned mix tomatoes, basil, oregano, Italian salt and pepper together). Place stuffed chicken breasts on the bottom and then cover with the rest of the tomato mixture. Cook in crockpot on low for about 8 hours.

Mashed Potatoes -- are easy, really they are lol. This week I'm using the left over potatoes from the soup a couple of weeks ago. I'm just adding garlic to them.

Celery -- heart of celery -- cut up and steamed with basil and oregano.