Chicken Breast Stuffed w/Pear & Bleu Cheese

Ingredients

1 whole                    Skinless, boneless, butterflied chicken breast (2 halves)

4                              Strips of cooked bacon in strips

1/2                           Bartlett pear, peeled, cored, and diced

1/4C                         Crumbled bleu cheese

1T                            Diced shallots

                                Salt and pepper to taste

1/2C                         Chopped red onion

Process

Preheat the oven to 425F

Fry the bacon

Transfer to a paper lined plate

Reserve 1/4C of the drippings

Chop 1 strip of bacon for filling and 3 strips for topping

Combine 1 strip of chopped bacon, the cheese, and the shallots

Divide the pear filling between the two chicken half breasts

Place the breasts on a baking sheet

Brush the chicken with 1T of bacon drippings

Arrange the onion around the chicken

Roast for 20 minutes 

Heat the broiler to HIGH with the rack 6 inches from the element

Add the remaining bacon to the baking sheet

Broil until the chicken reaches 165F internal temperature 5 – 6 minutes