CHICKEN KIEV WITH BACON AND ASPARAGUS

Steps:

• In a frying pan, cook bacon until almost crispy.
• Steam asparagus tips for 3 minutes.
• Using a mallet, or other blunt instrument (the kind you keep beside your bed to ward off mad burglars), flatten chicken breasts by placing them, 1 at a time, between 2 sheets of wax paper or plastic wrap, and pound to 1/4-inch thickness.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• In 3 separate bowls place: flour, eggs, beaten and bread crumbs. Line the 3 bowls in a row.
• Complete the following procedure for each portion:
• Take 1 flattened chicken breast, season with salt and pepper. Lay 2 strips of bacon side by side, on the top side of the chicken breast. Place 3 asparagus tips crosswise at 1 end and top with 1 tablespoon butter.
• Starting at the end with the asparagus, roll up chicken like a carpet around the bacon, butter and asparagus, and tuck in the loose ends underneath.
• Dip rolled chicken in the flour, then the egg, and then the bread crumbs, covering thoroughly at each step. Place in a shallow pan with the seam on the bottom. Place 1/4 tablespoon butter on top of each piece of chicken. Bake for approximately 20 minutes, or until cooked throughout. Towards the end, baste with pan drippings.