Artichoke Bacon Chicken...another huge winner!!!  of course, how could you go wrong when there is bacon involved???

Here is what you need...

one small jar of marinated artichoke halves
1 teaspoon garlic powder
four chicken breast
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 cup Italian cheese blend (shredded), plus 1/4 cup Italian cheese blend
salt and pepper
8 strips of bacon chopped and cooked until crisp

Drain the artichokes reserving the liquid..add the liquid to a large baggie along with the garlic powder.  Mix together and add the chicken breast.  Let marinate 30 minutes to 8 hours.
Chop the artichokes and add to the mayonnaise and cheese mixing well...season with salt and pepper.  Remove chicken from the marinade and place in a 9x13 pan sprayed with PAM.  Divide the artichoke mixture between the four chicken breast...spreading evenly on top of the chicken.  Sprinkle each chicken breast with the bacon and the remaining shredded cheese.  Bake at 400 degrees for 30-40 minutes...you can turn on the broiler at the end to crisp up the top if you like!  This recipe was adapted from the blog...lovely little snippets!

Roasted Mexican Chicken

Roasted Mexican Chicken...this was the best piece of chicken that I have made in a long time...could have been that I walked eight miles yesterday morning, and I was starving, but I really think it was just good..like the freshest, best salsa baked on top of a juicy chicken breast!  It was adapted from a Rachel Ray recipe!

Spice Blend...mix together the following
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion flakes
1 teaspoon ancho chile powder
1 teaspoon oregano leaves
salt and pepper

Grab four chicken breast and drizzle them with olive oil...sprinkle them with the spice blend on both sides, rubbing it into the chicken and place in a 9x13 pan.

Thinly slice the following...
3 roma tomatoes
one red onion
5 garlic cloves
2 jalapenos

On top of each chicken breast shingle the tomato and the red onion slices.  Sprinkle each chicken breast with the garlic slices and the jalapeno slices...let me insert my opinion here...roasting this chicken at a high heat helps to mellow both the garlic and the jalapenos...I did not seed or devein the jalapenos and they were not too spicy at all...drizzle the tops with a little more olive oil.  Place in an oven set to 450 degrees...roast for 30-40 minutes depending on how think your chicken breast are!