Bacon-wrapped jalapeño popper stuffed chicken
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- 6 whole chicken breasts
- 3 whole jalapeños
Roast the jalapeños.
- 7 oz whipped garlic and herb cream cheese
- bacon pieces
- Mexican-style blend cheese
Mix the cream cheese with bacon pieces, Mexican-style blend cheese to taste and a little black pepper; set aside.
Mixing the cream cheese filling
- black pepper
Peel the jalapeños, remove the stems, cut in half and remove the seeds; fill each half fully with the cream cheese stuffing.
Cut each chicken breast in half, cover with plastic wrap and pound as thin as possible.
Pounding the chicken thin
- all-purpose seasoning
- paprika
Season both sides with all-purpose seasoning (or salt and pepper, light on salt), a little paprika and black pepper, pressing it in.
- 2 strips bacon
Lay a stuffed jalapeño face down on the chicken and roll it up; wrap with two bacon strips, going to the edge, and tuck in the end.
Rolling and wrapping in bacon
Preheat the air fryer at 400 degrees for 10 minutes (or bake in the oven at 400 degrees for 55 minutes).