Sunday Night Eats

Traditionally, I cook a full meal on Sunday nights. Admittedly, some Sunday night dinners are more elaborate than others. However, I had fallen off the cooking bandwagon recently due to our busy weekend schedule, and I finally had a Sunday with enough time to really get some pots and pans dirty.

In honor of MVSGF's excitement over the OMG IT IS THE FIRST GAME OF THE PRE-SEASON (football, in case you didn't know), I decided to make a hearty dinner utilizing all of our favorite things: Bacon? Check. Cheese? Check. Check. Potatoes? Check. Check. Check. It is my take on Chicken Cordon Bleu, and it is cribbed entirely from The Pioneer Woman's website, and her recipe for her husband's second favorite sandwich.

The premise is simple - pan fry the bacon (the most tedious and messy and time-consuming part), then season the chicken breasts with lemon pepper, and pan fry them in the bacon pan with some of the bacon grease. Once the chicken is nearly done, layer some bacon strips on the top of the chicken, as well as a slice of cheese. Cover the frying pan with a lid to allow the chicken to cook all the way through and the cheese to melt. Like so.



The Pioneer Woman serves it as as a sandwich, but I decided to serve it instead with some Betty Crocker Cheesy Potatoes from the box (because the dinner just wasn't rich enough), and roasted asparagus. A Sunday night success for sure.