Cajun baked chicken stuffed with pepper jack cheese and bacon

I originally saw this on Pinterest and added it to my meal plan for this week. My fiancé and I loved it. My 5 year old thought it was too spicy, so next time I'll season her piece a bit differently.

You can find the original recipe at this link - http://cuckooking.blogspot.com/2010/08/cajun-chicken-with-pepper-jack-cheese.html?m=1 - or you can check out mine below (with very subtle changes).

2 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
8 oz pepper jack cheese, shredded
1 c frozen spinach, thawed and drained (you can also use fresh cooked spinach)
extra light olive oil
2.5 tbsp Cajun seasoning
1.5 tbsp Italian breadcrumbs
salt and black pepper, to taste
Lots of toothpicks


Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Flatten the chicken as much as possible.

In a medium bowl, combine the pepper jack cheese, spinach, salt and pepper.

Combine the Cajun seasoning and breadcrumbs together in a small bowl.

Spoon about 1/4 c of the spinach mixture onto each chicken breast. Roll or fold each chicken breast tightly and fasten the seams with several toothpicks. I used about 5 toothpicks in each. Be sure to count how many total toothpicks were used.

Brush each chicken breast with the olive oil. Sprinkle the Cajun seasoning mixture evenly over all. Sprinkle any remaining spinach and cheese on top of chicken (optional).

Place the chicken seam-side down onto a baking sheet with any open side facing up. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through.

Remove the toothpicks before serving. Count to make sure you have removed every last toothpick.

I paired this with garlic bread and some veggies (zucchini, bell pepper, onion, etc) in a marinara sauce.

Pizza bake

Mmm! Quick, easy, delicious, and filling! This was a hit with my fiancé (he had 3 helpings) and my daughter (she went back for seconds). And me of course! Next time I will probably add another pizza-suited veggie or two, though my fiancé doesn't like olives or chunks of tomato so I'm not sure what!

Ingredients
About 2.5 cups Bisquick
About 1.25 cups water
About 2.5 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
1 (14 oz) jar of pizza sauce
1 (8 oz) package of pepperoni
Half cup of sliced bell pepper
Half cup of sliced white mushrooms

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease a baking dish (approximately 13x9).

Mix the Bisquick and water until soft dough forms. Drop HALF of the dough by spoonfuls onto bottom of baking dish. The bottom of the dish will not be completely covered.

Drizzle HALF of the pizza sauce over the dough and dish.

Lay HALF of the pepperoni evenly over the dish. Sprinkle all of the vegetables on top of that.

Distribute a cup of the mozzarella evenly over the dish.

Repeat the above steps with remaining ingredients.

Bake for about 25 minutes.