These were scrumptiously yummy.  But, what do you expect when you take one of our very favorite recipes and then wrap it in bacon.  Heaven to my taste buds.

BACON WRAPPED CHICKEN BITES

Ingredients:

– Chicken breast, thawed

– Bacon strips

– Marinade Sauce (recipe below)

– Block of cream cheese

Directions:

1)  Cut your chicken breasts into bite-sized pieces.  But don’t make them too small.  Think between a bite-size and a fun-size candy bar.

2)  Prepare the marinade and let the chicken bits soak for 6-24 hours.  The longer they soak the more intense the flavor will be.  Don’t soak for more than 24 hours unless you like your flavors really strong.  This is our go-to marinade:

MARINADE
1 cup soy sauce
2 cups 7-up
1 cup oil
1 tsp. horseradish
1 tsp. garlic salt

3)  Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with tin foil.  Preheat the oven to 375F.  Open and unwrap the bacon.  Cut the bacon strips in half.  Drain the marinade off the chicken.

4)  Lay down a strip of bacon, a piece of chicken and cut off a small chunk of cream cheese and place it on top of the chicken.  Sprinkle with a little garlic powder or any other seasonings you’d like.  Wrap the bacon around the chicken and cream cheese.  Place on the baking sheet.

4)  Repeat step 4 with all the piece of chicken and bacon.  Bake for 35 mins or until the middle of the meat is no longer pink and the juices run clear.

Krista

These are yummy and kid-friendly.  Prep time is approximately 30 mins.  AND, they freeze excellently for nights that you need a quick dinner fix.

PIZZA ROLLS

Ingredients:

2 cups of warm water

3 Tbs yeast

1/2 cup vegetable oil (I have substituted olive oil and decrease the measurement to 1/3 cup.  It works fine.)

1/2 cups of sugar

2 beaten eggs

1 Tsp salt

5-6 cups flour

Pepperoni (your preference on how much)

Cheese (again, your preference)

1/2-1 cup Pizza Sauce

*You may put in any other pizza toppings you like.  We have tried these with black olives, hamburger, pineapple and Canadian bacon, onions, green and red bell peppers, mushroom bits and bacon bits.  It’s all very yummy.

Directions:

– Mix the yeast and water together in a small bowl.  Combine all ingredients, except the flour, in a large bowl and mix well.  This is where I call on my amazing KitchenAid and let it do all the hard work.

– Add the flour a cup at a time until it is no longer sticky.  When your dough is mixed well, take it out of the bowl.  Roll into a rectangle.

– Use a basting brush or the back of a spoon and spread the pizza sauce onto your dough.  I don’t love red sauces, so I only use about 1/2 cup.  You may want more on your pizza rolls.  Add your pizza toppings to the top of the sauce.  You’ll want to be sparing, but not too sparse, so they will still roll well.

– Roll the dough into a log.  Try to keep the roll tight.

– Cut off sections of your dough log, approximately an inch in width.  It should look like a cinnamon roll at this point.

– Place on a lightly greased baking sheet.  You can sprinkle cheese on the tops of the rolls too, if you’d like.  Bake @ 375F degrees for 15-20 minutes.

– If you want to freeze, let the rolls cool and then store each one in it’s own zip top baggie and freeze.  Keeps for 2-3 months.

Krista