Paleo Bacon Wrapped, Fig Stuffed Chicken - YUM!

Those of you who like the Working Paleo page on Facebook know that I bought some fresh figs at Whole Foods and was somewhat confused as to what I should do with them a few weeks back.  So I did some googling and some Pinterest searching and got lots and lots of results for desserts.  I wanted a main course, something savory and delicious.  And chicken breast was on sale (although I plan on trying a version of this with a pork tenderloin)..... So, bacon wrapped, fresh fig and mushroom stuffed chicken breasts it is!  After a few tries, I reached perfection.

Recipe

2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
6 fresh figs
1 portabella mushroom cap
12 slices of bacon

-Prior to covering your cutting board in raw chicken juice, slice your figs and mushrooms into appropriate size and shape for rolling.  I love the shape of the fig so I just slice each whole one thinly.  The mushrooms I cut to about the size of sugar cubes.

-Set aside
-Preheat oven to 350 degrees
-Slice each chicken breast horizontally creating 2-3 cross sections of breast (this is a confusing description but check out the pictures for clarity)

-Place each piece of chicken breast under a piece of saran wrap and pound thing with a meat tenderizing hammer thingie (so therapeutic!)

-Each roll consists of two pieces of bacon laid side by side, thin piece of chicken on top, figs and mushrooms spread evenly over one half of the chicken

-Roll the whole thing starting with the portion where the figs and shrooms are
-The bacon will likely be longer than the chicken breast but that is ok - it will help hold the whole thing together
-Place each roll in a glass baking dish with the seam on the bottom

-Space the rolls around 1/2 inch apart.  they will shrink as they cook so no need to get crazy spreading them apart
-Bake at 350 for 40 minutes or until the bacon looks well cooked

The first time I made this, I added diced red peppers to the mix too but hubby didn't like those.  I also made it with just the figs but it seemed tastier with the mushrooms.  I find the best fig to chicken ratio is one whole fig per piece of chicken.  Fresh figs are in season RIGHT NOW so head to Trader Joe's or Whole Foods immediately ;)

Enjoy!