Bacon and Goat Cheese Chicken

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons sliced green onions
• 3 ounces goat cheese
• 1 slice bacon
• cooked and crumbled
• 4 (6-ounce) skinless
• boneless chicken breast halves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon canola oil

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Combine green onions, goat cheese, and bacon.
3. Cut a 1-inch-wide slit into the thick end of chicken breast halves, and carefully cut down to center of chicken to form a pocket.
4. Divide cheese mixture evenly among pockets.
5. Secure with wooden picks.
6. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper.
7. Heat a large ovenproof skillet over medium-high heat.
8. Add canola oil.
9. Add chicken to pan; saute 4 minutes.
10. Turn chicken over.
11. Bake at 350 for 12 minutes; let stand 5 minutes.