Don?t want turkey? Try bacon-wrapped chicken Szmania style

If you found yourself suddenly in charge of cooking Thanksgiving dinner for friends and family, why not surprise them with the treat of their lives: bacon-wrapped chicken prepared Szmania style.

From the kitchen of his restaurant, Szmania’s Steakhouse and Bar, Chef Ludger Szmania shows us the tricks of preparing bacon-wrapped chicken stuffed with herbed goat cheese.?Along the way you see how to make the accompanying pan sauce and a few special techniques from the master himself. Chef Ludger shows?you how to do it – in less time than it would take to fix a whole turkey.

? Reporting and video by Magnolia Voice reporter Steven Smalley