The Good Wife

Yesterday was a "get things done for my unit" type of day... or at least that was my original plan until I decided to cook an amazing meal for my hubby. :) It was well worth it even if I didn't accomplish everything I needed to for the day.

While browsing Pinterest the other day, I came across a recipe for Grilled Bacon Jalapeno Wraps. If you know my husband, you know that this is something he would love. So, being The Good Wife that I am... I decided to make him some to welcome him home. In planning to make him those, I looked through my recipe box my momma stocked full of good recipes I rarely have time to cook and found her recipe for Chicken Breasts in Sour Cream.... aka Cordon Bleu by Momo (which it actually isn't). Anyway, long story short... I decided to cook a delicious meal of Chicken Breasts in Sour Cream, Bacon Jalapeno Wraps (for Zac... I can't handle any spice, unfortunately), fresh Green Beans, and egg noodles. While cooking, I decided to photograph the process. It was rather fun.

Preheat oven to 275 degrees

Chop up package of lunch meat (ham) or chopped beef - thin is best,
but I had this ham in the fridge that needed to be used.

Place in bottom of a greased or sprayed oblong pan

Place 6-8 chicken breasts on top - trim fat and poke holes in chicken

Wrap each chicken breast with a slice of bacon

Mix 16 ounces of sour cream (I used low fat) with 2 cans of
cream of mushroom soup in separate bowl. Spread on top of chicken.

Wrap with foil and let it cook for 2 1/2 to 3 hours

Don't forget the gloves!!

Slice jalapenos in half length wise - remove seeds and stems
(I left some seeds to increase heat... next time I will leave more)

Don't they look pretty!

Spread cream cheese inside each jalapeno half - I used
a cream cheese spread with southwest flavoring. Next time
I plan to use normal cream cheese and add my own seasonings
to it because I think this kind was not as thick as the usual type.

Wrap each half with a slice of bacon - I bought two types of bacon
to try. We usually buy Applewood Smoked Bacon, but I wanted to buy
a cheaper kind too. The cheaper kind actually worked better because
it was not as thick, more flexible, and stuck to the jalapenos better.

I placed tooth picks in them to hopefully keep them together.
It didn't work too well. Next time, I plan to use less thick and
more flexible bacon on all of them.

:)

I was also worried that the tooth picks would scratch my pan.
It was quite challenging.

Here's the recipe for the Grilled Bacon Jalapeno Wraps.
I cooked mine on the stove. The recipe recommends using
an outside grill.... too bad it was rainy!

Here's the recipe for Chicken Breasts in Sour Cream

:)

Don't they look yummy! As you can tell, the cream cheese
came out of the ones that did not stick together well.

If only I could handle spicy foods...

Only half actually turned out right - but Zac said they were
delicious!! So, that's all that matters.

Be jealous! :)

The sauce on the chicken is delicious...
and you can't beat egg noodles!

YUMMMY!!!

I guess maybe I have a little of my mom's amazing ability to cook. I'm glad we have lots of leftovers. Now, I must accomplish a lot today on my unit.... and other school assignments. Blahhhh... what happened to enjoying Spring Break?! I miss the days where skiing with my dad and brother were the main things I did during the break. Oh well, the joys of becoming an independent adult. :)


Much love,
Em