Chicken with Chive Cream Cheese

• 6 boneless chicken breast halves
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/4 cup chives, chopped
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 6 slices bacon
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons whipping cream

Place chicken breast on plastic wrap.   Mist with a small amount of water.  Cover with another sheet of plastic wrap. Pound flat, repeat with other chicken breast.
Salt and pepper chicken to taste.
Chop chives.
In small bowl mix cream cheese and chives.
Partially cook bacon.
Spread filling on chicken breast, roll-up.
Wrap with bacon.
Place in baking dish, dot with butter
Bake in 400* oven 40 minutes or until chicken reaches internal temperature of 160*.
Broil 5 minutes or until bacon is crisp.
Sauce in pan will have bits of cream cheese in it.
Blend sauce with 2 tablespoons of whipping cream to smooth it.
An immersion blender works wonders.
Sauce will be smooth and frothy

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