Chicken Cheddar Bacon Bundles Food

3-INGREDIENT CHEDDAR-BACON CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Heat 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add bacon; cook 7 to 9 minutes, stirring frequently, until crisp. Using slotted spoon, transfer to paper towel-lined plate; set aside. Drain and discard all but 1 tablespoon drippings from skillet.
• Rub chicken with salt and pepper. Heat skillet with reserved drippings over medium heat. Add chicken; cook uncovered 14 to 16 minutes, turning once, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (at least 165°F). Remove from heat; top each breast with 1/4 cup cheese. Cover skillet; let stand 4 to 5 minutes or until cheese melts. Top with bacon, and serve.

BACON & CHEDDAR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a cast-iron or other ovenproof skillet, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Using a slotted spoon, remove bacon to paper towels; reserve drippings., Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. In same pan, brown chicken in drippings over medium heat, 3-4 minutes per side. Brush with 1/3 cup barbecue sauce. Transfer to oven; bake 8 minutes., Spoon remaining sauce over chicken; sprinkle with cheese and bacon. Bake until cheese is melted and a thermometer reads 165°, 4-6 minutes. Sprinkle with green onions.

25 CHICKEN AND BACON RECIPE COLLECTION

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a chicken and bacon recipe in 30 minutes or less!

CHEDDAR CHEESE BACON WRAPPED CHICKEN BREAST AT ITS BEST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Add water to a baking dish (I just use a cookie sheet).
• Place onions in water.
• Wrap each chicken breast with a slice of bacon. Make sure ends of bacon are faced downwards when placed on cookie sheet.
• Once all chicken breasts are wrapped with bacon and placed on cookie sheet on top of onion slices, sprinkle the top of chicken with an even amount of each dry ingredient. Starting with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder then paprika. Bake for 20 minutes.
• By this time, if the water is evaporated add a little more. Flip over and sprinke the tops of chicken breasts with all dry ingredients again. Cook for an additional 20 minutes. By this time, again, water should be gone. Add cheese to the top of each piece of chicken and bake for an additional 5 minutes or until cheese has melted. Enjoy!

CHEDDAR BACON CHICKEN

Steps:

• Dip both sides of chicken in teriyaki sauce; place on a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 13-18 minutes or until a thermometer reads 170°. , Spread barbecue sauce over chicken; top with bacon and cheese. Return to the oven and bake for 3-5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

GRILLED BARBECUE BACON-CHEDDAR STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS

Steps:

• Preheat a grill to medium. Prepare the chicken: With your knife parallel to the cutting board, slice each chicken breast in half horizontally without cutting all the way through; open like a book. Cover with plastic wrap and pound until 1/2 inch thick.
• Make the filling: Cook the bacon in a skillet until crisp; crumble. Mix 2 tablespoons bacon drippings with the melted butter in a bowl. Combine the buttermilk biscuit, bacon, half of the drippings mixture, the cheese, chives and parsley in a separate bowl. Stir in 2 to 3 tablespoons water; season with salt and pepper.
• Season the pounded chicken on both sides with salt and pepper and brush with the remaining drippings mixture. Spoon the filling over the top, leaving a 1-inch border around the edges. Roll up the chicken toward the pointy end; tie with 3 pieces of kitchen twine.
• Brush the grill grates with vegetable oil. Grill the chicken breasts, turning, until cooked through, 18 to 20 minutes, brushing with the barbecue sauce during the last 2 minutes of cooking. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest 5 minutes, then remove the twine and slice.

BROCCOLI-CHEDDAR CHICKEN BUNDLES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400ºF.
• Place chicken, smooth sides down, on work surface; top with broccoli, cheese and bacon.
• Roll up each chicken thigh tightly, starting at one short end; secure with wooden toothpicks. Roll in coating mix until evenly coated. Place, seam-sides down, in single layer in shallow foil-lined pan.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF). Remove and discard toothpicks before serving.

STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS WITH BACON AND CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet and a baking pan with foil.
• Lay bacon strips in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet.
• Place bacon in the preheated oven and cook until browned and crisp, about 15 minutes. Drain bacon slices on paper towels and chop. Keep the oven on.
• Slice chicken breasts horizontally, without going all the way through.
• Combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup of Cheddar cheese, green onions, and cilantro in a bowl. Add chopped bacon and mix to combine.
• Open chicken breasts at the hinge point and spread cream cheese mixture in a thin layer over each one. Close and transfer to the prepared baking pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Top with remaining Cheddar and bake until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, about 10 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
• Let cool slightly before serving.

CHEDDAR CHEESE CHICKEN WITH BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 350 and spray baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• Combine first 5 ingredients.
• Dip chicken first in egg white, then into crumbs.
• Place in baking dish.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until tender.
• About 5 minutes before chicken is done, top with bacon bits and cheese, then place back in oven until cheese melts.
• ENJOY!

BROCCOLI CHEDDAR CHICKEN BUNDLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400ºF.
• Place chicken thighs, smooth-sides down, on cutting board.
• Flatten slightly by pounding with meat mallet to 1/2-inch thickness.
• Top evenly with broccoli; sprinkle with cheese and bacon.
• Roll up each chicken thigh tightly, starting at one of the short ends; secure with wooden toothpicks.
• Place coating mix in shallow bowl.
• Roll each chicken bundle in coating mix until evenly coated on all sides.
• Place, seam-sides down in single layer in foil-lined shallow baking pan.
• Bake 25 to 30 minute or until chicken is cooked through (170ºF).
• Remove and discard toothpicks before serving.

CHICKEN-CHEDDAR & BACON BUNDLES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Pound chicken to 1/4-inch thickness; place, smooth sides down, on work surface. Mix first 3 ingredients until blended; spread onto chicken breasts.
• Roll up, starting at one short end of each. Place, seam sides down, in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Brush with egg; sprinkle with cracker crumbs.
• Bake 30 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF).