Honey Cheese Bacon Chicken

By BobN

Ingredients

• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breast halves
• 3/4 cup honey
• 1/2 cup Dijon or creole mustard
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon pepper, or more to taste
• 4 slices bacon, cut in half
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella or provolone cheese

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Apply cooking spray to metal baking dish. Pound the chicken breast halves to an even thickness.
2. Mix together honey, mustard and lemon pepper in a small dish. Place the breast halves in baking dish and drizzle evenly with the honey-mustard mixture.
3. Bake chicken 25 minutes, then top each breast half with 2 bacon pieces and increase oven heat to 400. Continue baking about 7–8 minutes.
4. Top with cheese and bake another 3 minutes or until chicken juices run clear, bacon is crisp and cheese is bubbly. Serve with brown or white rice.