Chicken breast stuffed with cream cheese wrapped in bacon

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This Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Chicken recipe is full of flavoured cream cheese and wrapped in crisp pieces of bacon. This bacon wrapped chicken recipe is super easy to make yet fancy enough for company.

For another great chicken dinner, try this Stuffed Tuscan Chicken. Yet I’m sure you’ll also fall in love with this Pesto Cheese Stuffed Chicken Rolls, which not only tastes great but also is impressive in looks!

With a mouthful name like, ‘Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Chicken‘ you’d assume it be a complicated and time-consuming recipe.

No Way!

Anyone might be intimidated by a food that is stuffed and bacon wrapped, assuming it’s difficult and time consuming. This is actually one of the simplest recipes ever. Years later and it’s still the top easy dinner recipe.

It IS a mouthful of delicious rather! Yet then anything bacon wrapped is truly wrapped in love, don’t you think?

I used to just bake ordinary chicken breasts with spices, and now I have a new favourite. Someone claimed it was better than ones tried in restaurants, and since then it’s a recipe we love to make time and again.

This is a 3 ingredient recipe, which makes it even better. There’s not a bunch of steps to make this wonderful stuffed chicken that is also a low carb meal.

This bacon wrapped chicken is an oven recipe, and the bacon holds in the juicy chicken. No dry chicken with this recipe!

How to Make Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Chicken

This is such an easy recipe. You’ll need the following ingredients, and the full printable recipe card is below.

  • boneless chicken breasts
  • Spreadable Herb and Garlic Cream Cheese
  • Salt and black pepper
  • slices of bacon

To Make: The first step is to flatten chicken to 1/2″ thickness using a meat mallet on a flat surface. Spread 2-3 tablespoons cream cheese over each. Sprinkle with little salt and pepper.

Roll up and Wrap each with 2-3 slices of bacon, placing ends of the bacon seam side down on a rimmed baking sheet (or baking dish) that has been sprayed with olive oil.

Bake uncovered for 35-40 minutes, at 400°C or until the internal temperature reads that the chicken is cooked. If needed, Broil 6 for 5 minutes to get crispy bacon on the outside.

cream cheese stuffed chicken wrapped in bacon

Best of all you can pick and choose your flavour of cream cheese to suit your preference. Herb and Garlic is what I like to use, but sometime when shopping, they didn’t have it as an option.

So, I have chosen another flavour from time to time and it’s always been delicious. It’s such a simple recipe, we love to enjoy this even if it’s not a busy weeknight. Yet recipes like these were made for weeknight meals, as they are made in no time.

As for sides to this stuffed chicken breast, the options are endless. Rice, potatoes, salad and seasonal vegetables – this is a meal that you can make all year long and will even make your picky eaters happy.

Guests will think you brought on the fancy recipe just for them. Don’t worry, I won’t say how easy it is – impress away!

The first time I made this my oldest said, “you can make this anytime“. My {picky} twin toddlers said nothing until they asked for seconds. The whole family couldn’t get enough of this delicious meal.

This is an easy recipe with plenty of flavor, you will be so happy that you tried it. Come back and thank me when you do with a 5 star rating, I love to hear how others love the recipes we create.

To Store: Place leftovers in an airtight container or cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate up to 4 days.

Ingredients

  • 4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves {4 ounces each}
  • Spreadable Herb and Garlic Cream Cheese {or chive and onion flavor}
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 8-10 bacon strips

Instructions

  1. Flatten chicken to 1/2" thickness
  2. Spread 2-3 tablespoons cream cheese over each. sprinkle with salt and pepper
  3. Roll up and Wrap each with 2-3 bacon strips, placing seam side down on a greased 13" x 9" baking pan
  4. Bake uncovered for 35-40 minutes, at 400°C. If needed, Broil 6 for 5 minutes to get the bacon crisp.

Notes

  • feel free to use another cream cheese flavour of choosing

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 4 Serving Size: 4 people
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 312Saturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 101mgSodium: 422mgProtein: 29g

How do you keep cheese from oozing out of stuffed chicken?

The other "trick" is to make a small cut along the folded edge of the breast after you fold and seal the packets, which essentially makes it almost like a sandwich; the top and bottom parts can move independently and you don't have tension trying to pull the top piece away.

How long do you bake bacon wrapped chicken breast?

Bake bacon wrapped chicken at 425 degrees F for 20 to 25 minutes, brushing the tops of the chicken breasts with the pan sauce halfway through. Broil for 1 to 3 minutes (if you'd like to crisp the bacon). Sprinkle with a pinch of salt, let rest for a few minutes, then DIG IN!

How do you make a really good stuffed chicken?

For best results, bake 20 minutes, flip the stuffed chicken, and then bake for another 18-20 minutes. Allow to cool for 1-2 minutes. Enjoy! This product is raw - Due to variations in ovens, cooking times may vary.

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