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San Antonio Chicken Roll Ups

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"Grilled chicken breasts stuffed with Jack cheese and jalapeno peppers, and wrapped with bacon." — Carol Didier

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Original recipe makes 4 - 6 servings Change Servings

4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
1/2 pound Monterey Jack cheese
8 jalapeno peppers
8 slices bacon

salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
1 pinch garlic powder

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Directions

Soak skewers in water for 1 hour.
Pound breasts between 2 pieces of plastic wrap. It should be about 1/4 inch thick. Cut in half lengthwise. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and garlic powder on both sides.
Cut cheese in to strips to fit lengthwise on pounded breast. Put a slice of jalapeno beside the piece of cheese. Roll the breast from the bottom, and set it down with the overlap down. Wrap with a whole piece of bacon around the ends to keep the cheese in as it cooks. Put on soaked wooden skewer.
Grill over medium heat until done.

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Apr 06, 2009

These were really good. I did bake them instead of grilling. I put them on a cooling rack on a cookie sheet and baked at 400 for 35 minutes. They came out really good. Thanks for the recipe.

—Rae

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Jan 23, 2005

This is good, I'll try it again.After reading the previous review I cooked them in the oven and served them w/ ranch dressing, next time I'll grill them. They're kind of hard to roll up. If they're not better on the grill I won't keep this one.

—SLS73

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26 Ratings

Jan 22, 2003

Great recipe. I cut up the bacon and cooked it crisp, and rolled it inside with the cheese instead of on the outside, and baked it in the oven. My husband said it's a hit- especially good with a ranch dressing!

—OLIVIES

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Apr 10, 2006

This recipe was amazing! We have 5 children from 9 - 3 and they all liked it. We did two things a bit different. First we used Jalapeno/Monteray Jack cheese in the middle instead of a jalapeno, because of the kids. Second, we wrapped two or three pieces of bacon, two wrapped the length and one wrapped around the middle to make sure the cheese wouldn't all come out. It worked really well on the grill.

—Robyn

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May 20, 2010

I give it four stars my husband really liked it and my son loved everything but the cheese. It was a bit salty with the turkey bacon to me and I don't really like salt. So next time I will skip the bacon for me and add more jalapeno. (I didn't use as much as the recipe said to and I should had.)

—de'Monfort

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Mar 25, 2008

This was different but good. I'll make again:)

—gina brown

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Nov 30, 2007

This was an excellent recipe. I cooked my bacon half way and used it to keep the cheese and peppers inside the chicken using toothpicks. I will make this again, but I don't think I will ever cook on the grill because of the other reviewers problems with the bacon grease smoking up the grill.

—michellej

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Oct 15, 2007

These were delicious, but not easy to make! The rolling process sounded easy, but my cheese crumbled and was hard to keep in. The bacon helped a little, but still hard to wrap tightly. I lost most of my cheese during the grilling. That said, it was delicious and I'll try it again, next time I'll cut the skewers in half and use a softer cheese.

—sweetcarolinecook

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Nutrition

Calories
489 kcal
24%

Carbohydrates
2.4 g
< 1%

Cholesterol
126 mg
42%

Fat
35.4 g
55%

Fiber
0.9 g
4%

Protein
38.5 g
77%

Sodium
1266 mg
51%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

San Antonio Chicken Roll Ups

Serving Size: 1/5 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 5
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 489
Calories from Fat: 319

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 35.4g 55 %
Saturated Fat 15.7g 79 %
Cholesterol 126mg 42 %
Sodium 1266mg 51 %
Potassium 441mg 12 %
Total Carbohydrates 2.4g < 1 %
Dietary Fiber 0.9g 4 %
Protein 38.5g 77 %
Sugars 1g
Vitamin A 20 %
Vitamin C 8 %
Calcium 45 %
Iron 19 %
Thiamin 25 %
Niacin 152 %
Vitamin B6 45 %
Magnesium 18 %
Folate 10 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.