BACON COMPOUND BUTTER RECIPES

Steps:

• 1.

  Beat butter in small bowl with electric mixer or fork for 30 seconds. 

• 2.

  Beat or stir in bacon crumbles, sautéed onion, and chopped chipotle pepper. If necessary, refrigerate for 15 to 30 minutes or until firm enough to shape into a log. 

• 3.

  Shape butter mixture into a 4-1/2-to-5-inch-long log using plastic wrap or parchment paper. Wrap tightly and refrigerate for 30 minutes or until firm. 

Steps:

• In a large bowl, using a rubber spatula, mix the butter, blue cheese, bacon, and chives together until combined. Dollop half of the compound butter along the long edge of a 12-inch piece of parchment or waxed paper. Roll into a log, twisting opposite ways on both ends of the paper to create a tightly wrapped log of butter. Refrigerate or freeze for another use.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Using your fingers, carefully loosen the skin from chicken breasts. Stuff about 1/4 of the remaining blue cheese butter under the skin of each breast; smoothing the skin to evenly distribute the butter over the surface of the breast meat.
• Put the chicken on a rimmed baking sheet and rub any remaining butter over the skin. Season each breast with just a pinch of freshly ground black pepper.
• Roast the chicken breasts, skin sides up, in the center of the oven until skin is crisped and chicken is cooked through, about 35 to 40 minutes. An instant-read thermometer should register 165 degrees F when inserted into the thickest part of the meat. Remove from the oven to a serving platter. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
• Cook's Note: This recipe makes 2 logs of compound butter; unused butter can be used to top grilled meats, burgers, or baked or mashed potatoes.