Swiss-Bacon BBQ Chicken

It's been a long time since any of us "cooks" have posted, so I thought I'd start us back up with an easy fall crock pot recipe.  We tried this one just a few days ago, and everyone ate it.  You have to like BBQ sauce, however.

Ingredients:
4-6 chicken breasts
1 (28 oz) bottle of your fave BBQ sauce
6 slices of swiss cheese
6 crispy cooked strips of bacon

What to do:
Put chicken in crock pot and cover with BBQ sauce.  Cook on low for 8 hours.  Top each chicken breast with a strip (or two) of bacon.  I broke each piece in half and placed them side-by-side on top.  Then top with a slice of swiss cheese.  Cook on high for 15-30 minutes until cheese is melted.  Serve with a side dish of rice or pasta and enjoy.

Hubby's addition: He would prefer more bacon and swiss.  I would have to agree on the bacon part, but of course, I could eat bacon for every meal...

Creamy Chicken Bacon with Penne Pasta

I made this last night, and it was pretty good.

3 chicken breasts
3 pieces of bacon (I used 6--as I love bacon)
2 cups (uncooked) penne pasta
1/2 cup chive onion cream cheese spread
3/4 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup cherry tomato, halved
2 green onion, diced

Wrap chicken in bacon, and cook on medium-high heat for 5-7 minutes on each side. Meanwhile, boil water and cook pasta according to directions. Remove chicken from skillet, set aside, and keep warm. Add chicken broth and cream cheese in skillet (wipe out chicken/bacon juices) and wisk until mixed and heated evenly. Add onion and tomato and cook additional two minutes. Drain pasta and add cream cheese sauce. Serve on a plate and top with chicken. Enjoy.

**This recipe is from kraftfoods.com**