Jenn vs. Grill

I used the grill for the first time this season to make Kraft’s Grilled Chicken Roller recipe, mostly because I just happened to already have all the ingredients.  And come on, how hard can a 4-ingredient recipe be?!?

Ingredients:
(for as many as you want to make)
1 small boneless skinless chicken breast half (1/4 lb.)
1 KRAFT Singles
1 slice OSCAR MAYER Center Cut Bacon
1 Tbsp.  KRAFT Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing

Directions:

HEAT grill to medium heat.

POUND chicken to 1/4-inch thickness.

TOP with Singles; roll up tightly. Wrap bacon around long sides of roll covering exposed Singles, stretching bacon as necessary to fit; secure with toothpicks.

GRILL 15 to 20 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF), turning frequently and brushing with dressing the last 5 min. Discard toothpicks before serving.

And yea, it was easy enough.  I tried to remember not to wipe my slimey chicken fingers on anything else in the kitchen.  Fired up the grill and threw the chicken on.  Okay, but here’s my question… how do you prevent the toothpicks from catching on fire?!  Is this a bit of wisdom one should just KNOW??  

Toothpicks on fire, oozing cheese, my eyes are burning, omg what are we going to eat on the side?!… and oh yea baby, so glad I decided to grill tonight.

But, when it was all said and done, ya know?… they tasted really good!  Evren took one look at them and said, “I’ll have the smallest piece please.”  And Ayla said, “Ditto.”  But then they tasted it and all I heard was, “This chicken is fantastic!!  This is the best chicken ever!!  Can we have this chicken again tomorrow night?!!”  We agreed to chop up the leftovers and mix with some kind of rice for tomorrow night’s dinner.  So, I smell like bacon now, but it was a hit!