Cantaloupe-Chicken Skewers - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 medium fresh cantaloupe, rind and seeds removed
    2 boneless skinless chicken breasts
    2 green bell peppers, sliced into chunks
    1 pint cherry tomatoes
    1 red onion, sliced into chunks
    4 slices bacon, cut into fourths
    salt and pepper
    2 fresh limes
Preparation
    Cut cantaloupe into half-moon shapes as follows: Start with 1/2-inch slices of cantaloupe.
    Using round cookie cutter, cut circle.
    Dissect circle with same round cookie cutter to create half moon, set aside.
    Slice chicken thinly into 2-inch strips.
    Marinate 2 to 3 hours in mixture of 1/4 cup fresh lime juice and 1/4 olive oil.
    Slide all ingredients onto long skewers, placing bacon next to chicken.
    Pierce marinated chicken strips at both ends and middle to form S-shape.
    Arrange cantaloupe, tomatoes, peppers and onion chunks on skewers.
    Season with salt and pepper.
    Cook 5 minutes in broiler or 6 on grill.

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