Chicken Bacon Wraps

Because of my love for bacon and not having eaten it in a long time due to dietary issues, I wanted to try this recipe.
It reminded me of bacon wrapped smokies , you know those deliciously sweet morsels that someone always brings to potlucks and that fill the staff lounge and due to doors opening and closing, almost the entire school with the sweet bbq smell.

Is your mouth watering? I imagine it is as mine always is when I talk about bacon. But the smokies have too much salt for me, so this was ideal and kept the protein a decent amount which I need.

However, the dressing, coating, whatever wasn't going to be possible for me, I cannot have sugar and this recipe in this entry uses brown sugar along with spices. So I decided to go for the naked version for me and I did the coated version for Jerry. I mean really bacon doesn't need an enhancement in my opinion anyway.

If you want the full recipe here is the link

https://bellyfull.net/2011/03/31/sweet-chicken-bacon-wraps/

I cut 3 chicken breasts into inch pieces, the bacon I cut into half, the original calls for it to be thirds but that's less bacon per piece right!? so yeah no, halves it was.

I wrapped one chicken breast chunks in each piece of bacon, secured with a toothpick, placed on a baking tray. That's it , mine was ready for the oven.

The other two I did likewise.

In a bowl I mixed
2/3 cup of brown sugar
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/8 tsp of cayenne pepper

Because I only had chili powder hot, I reduced the amount slightly as I didn't want to ruin the taste of the bacon, plus I didn't want to blow Jerry's head off.

Once the chicken and bacon is secured with a toothpick, I dredged them through the sugar mixture making sure they were covered. Then put them on a baking tray.

Cook for 30 - 35 minutes.

I used this pan so that the excess fat drained away from the bacon.

The verdict was , Jerry said that they had great flavor, he loved them, and of course I did too.

Eggplant lasagna without Noodles

This is another great recipe that I tried this weekend that I was able to eat. Noodle free is good for me, and Jerry liked it too. It was hard to tell that it didn't have noodles in it..

1 tsp olive oil
2 cloves of garlic
1 1/2 lbs of ground beef - I used 2lbs
1 1/2 cup marinara sauce
1 tbsp Italian seasoning
Salt and pepper

1 medium Eggplant - I recommend using 2 - slice lengthwise
2 tbsp Olive Oil
Salt and pepper

8oz of ricotta cheese
1/2 cup of parmesan
1 egg

2 cups of mozzarella

Cook the ground beef, garlic in the oil add marinara sauce and Italian seasoning and salt and pepper to taste, put aside.

As you can see from the picture I added mushrooms.

Slice the eggplant and brush with the oil both sides and put in a sheet pan and cook for 15 mins on 400 degrees

Mix the ricotta cheese and Parmesan and egg together

In a 9x13 glass dish put a layer of eggplant, then meat sauce and then the cheese mix, repeat layers, top with mozzarella and cook in the oven until the cheese is melty.

There is lots of flavor and very filling and the pan made enough for two meals for me and Jerry.
It has 30g of protein wow I know right.

This is definitely one for a remake.


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