Description
Easy Peasy Jack Chicken with Bacon brings together tender chicken, crispy bacon, and melted cheese in one straightforward skillet dinner that your family finishes in minutes. Simple ingredients combine to create something satisfying that tastes way better than the effort you put in.
Ingredients
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Filling ingredients:
- 1 cup cream cheese, softened
- 1 cup jack cheese, shredded
- 4 green onions, chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- to taste salt and pepper
- 4 strips bacon, cooked and chopped
Protein:
- 4 chicken breasts
Instructions
- Set your oven to 375°F and let it heat while you prepare the rest of your ingredients.
- Cook 4 strips of bacon in a skillet over medium heat until the edges turn crispy, which takes about 8 to 10 minutes, then chop it into bite-sized pieces.
- Combine 1 cup of softened cream cheese, 1 cup of shredded jack cheese, 4 chopped green onions, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, and salt and pepper to taste in a bowl, stirring until everything blends together smoothly.
- Lay each of your 4 chicken breasts flat and carefully cut a horizontal pocket into the thickest part, being careful not to slice all the way through.
- Divide your cheese mixture evenly among the 4 pockets, tucking about 2 to 3 tablespoons into each one, then add some of the chopped bacon on top of the cheese in each pocket.
- Transfer your stuffed chicken breasts to a baking dish and slide them into your preheated 375°F oven for 25 to 30 minutes until the meat turns opaque and any juices that escape run clear.
- Take your baking dish out of the oven and let your chicken rest on the counter for 3 to 5 minutes so the juices can settle back into the meat.
- Plate your chicken and serve it while it’s still warm.
Notes
- Cook your bacon until it’s truly crispy so the pieces stay distinct in the filling instead of turning chewy during baking.
- When stuffing each chicken breast, don’t overfill the pocket or the cheese mixture will leak out during cooking and you’ll lose all that flavor.
- Let the chicken rest for a few minutes after it comes out of the oven so the juices stay inside the meat instead of running onto your plate when you cut into it.
- For a lighter version, swap the cream cheese for Greek yogurt and use reduced-fat jack cheese without changing the cooking time or temperature.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25-30 minutes
- Category: Baked Chicken
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 540 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 750 mg
- Fat: 38 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15 g
- Trans Fat: 0.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 4 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 45 g
- Cholesterol: 140 mg