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Bacon Wrapped Chicken

Bacon Wrapped Chicken slathered with sticky BBQ sauce & stuffed with gooey, melted cheese is an easy dinner idea that'll have everyone asking for seconds!

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
42 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 632 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 8 lices Bacon
  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts butterflied
  • 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
  • ¾ cup BBQ sauce divided

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 400ºF. Line a baking sheet with foil and lay 8 slices of bacon on foil. Bake bacon 7-9 minutes, depending on how crispy you prefer your bacon to be in the end. Remove partially cooked bacon from oven.
  2. Turn down oven to 375ºF. Butterfly chicken breasts by starting at the thicker end and cutting through the middle, being careful to not cut all the way through. The chicken will be able to open like a book or butterfly with 2 thinner sides. Place 1/2 cup cheese on one side of chicken and then fold the top over it. Season the top of closed chicken with salt and pepper.
  3. Move bacon to one side of the baking sheet. Transfer stuffed chicken breasts to baking sheet. Lay the pieces of bacon over the top of each chicken breast, wrapping bacon around and tucking ends underneath. Brush on part of the BBQ sauce all over top and sides. 
  4. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and baste with more BBQ sauce. Bake for 10-15 minutes more, or until chicken reaches an internal temperature of 160ºF. To make bacon crispier broil 1-2 minutes. the because BBQ sauce can burn quick!

Nutrition Information

Calories 632kcal (32%) Carbohydrates 23g (8%) Protein 44g (88%) Fat 39g (60%) Saturated Fat 18g (90%) Cholesterol 160mg (53%) Sodium 1323mg (55%) Potassium 685mg (20%) Sugar 18g (36%) Vitamin A 735IU (15%) Vitamin C 1.7mg (2%) Calcium 431mg (43%) Iron 1.3mg (7%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 632

% Daily Value*

Calories 632kcal 32%
Carbohydrates 23g 8%
Protein 44g 88%
Fat 39g 60%
Saturated Fat 18g 90%
Cholesterol 160mg 53%
Sodium 1323mg 55%
Potassium 685mg 15%
Sugar 18g 36%
Vitamin A 735IU 15%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 2%
Calcium 431mg 43%
Iron 1.3mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.