Katie’s Cajun Red Pepper Chicken

Ingredients

* 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
* 1 cup dry chicken-flavored stuffing mix
* 1/2 cup (2 ounces) finely shredded parmesan cheese
* 1/2 cup chopped onion
* 1/8 cup italian seasoning
* 4 large chicken breasts
* 8 bacon slices
* 1 large egg
* 1 cup milk
* 1 cup all-purpose baking mix
* 2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning
* 1 teaspoon black pepper
* Red Pepper-and- Onion Gravy, recipe follows

Directions

Stir together first 5 ingredients in a medium bowl. Set aside.

Place chicken,, between 2 sheets of heavy-duty plastic wrap; flatten to 1/4-inch thickness, using a mallet or rolling pin.

Spread 1/4 of cream cheese mixture on one side of each chicken breast. Roll up chicken, jellyroll fashion, cut in half and wrap each chicken roll with 1 piece of bacon, to hold it in place.

Whisk together egg and milk in a bowl. Combine baking mix, Cajun seasoning, and pepper in a shallow dish. Dip chicken rolls in egg mixture; dredge in baking mix mixture.

Place chicken rolls in a greased 9x13 pan and cook at 375 for 30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked throughout.

Spoon 1/4 cup Red Pepper-and Onion Gravy on each of 4 individual serving plates; top with 2 chicken rolls. Drizzle with remaining gravy.

Red Pepper-and- Onion Gravy:

1 large onion, chopped finely

1 large sweet red bell pepper, halved and seeded and chopped finely

1 tablespoon olive oil


3 tablespoons butter

3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

2 cups water

2 tbsp. chicken bullion

2 teaspoons Cajun seasoning

1 tablespoons Italian seasoning

Black pepper

Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and red pepper and saute 10 minutes or until onion begins to brown. Stir in flour; cook, stirring constantly, 5 minutes, or until flour mixture is caramel-colored. Stir in water, bullion, Italian seasoning, and Cajun seasoning. Reduce heat to medium, and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened. Add pepper to taste


Yield: 3 cups

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Inactive Prep Time: 10 minutes