WOW is all I have to say about the chicken I made tonight. I was inspired by a recipe for bacon roasted chicken thighs with potatoes that I found on www.allrecipes.com, but I took it to a whole new level... Here is what I did.
I made 1/2 of this recipe for paleo stuffing from www.paleolifestyle.com:
(here is the exact recipe I used it is 1/2 of the original)
STUFFING:
1/2 lb ground beef
1 tbs cooking fat (I used coconut oil)
2 stalks celery chopped
1/2 medium onion, diced
1/2 apple diced
1 cups finely chopped walnuts
1 clove garlic, minced
generous amt of poultry seasoning
salt and pepper
OTHER INGREDIENTS:
8 boneless skinless chicken thighs
8 slices of bacon
5 (or more) carrots, sliced
8 oz. mushrooms, sliced
in a large pan saute the ground beef and celery in the cooking fat for about 3 minutes. Make sure the beef is crumbled into small pieces. Add the apple and onion and cook for another 2 minutes. Add the seasonings, garlic and walnuts and salt and pepper. Mix well. Set aside.
Take the boneless skinless chicken thighs and lay them face down. Place a little of the stuffing on each thigh and roll up. Wrap a piece of bacon around the thigh. Set aside. Do this for the remaining thighs. I made 8. If you need to, you can use a toothpick to secure each thigh. I found the bacon held it together perfectly.
Add the carrots and mushrooms to the bottom of a 9X12 baking dish. Mix any remaining stuffing mix in with the veggies. Place the bacon wrapped chicken on top of the veggies. Bake at 400 degrees for about 1 hour. Turn the broiler on and broil for about 10 minutes to crisp the bacon. Put it back to 400 for a few more minutes and serve. It was delicious and even my picky 6 year old ate all of it!
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