Cream Cheese and Bacon Stuffed Chicken Breast

Name: Cream Cheese and Bacon Stuffed Chicken Breast
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts; 1 cup cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup shredded cheese; 4 slices bacon, chopped; 1/2 tsp ground cayenne pepper; 3-6 skewers, long toothpicks, or butcher's twine; 3 baked potatoes or mashed potatoes

8 steps

Prep:10minCook:30min

You can change up or add ingredients to your likes, dislikes and/or dietary needs. The length of time to cook is according to the way it's cooked, Oven, Air Fryer, or Instant Pot. If you're adventurous, try adding spinach, or use ricotta cheese in place of cream cheese. The ideas are endless!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 10:37:19 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

High

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories1190.9 kcal (60%)

Total Fat56.9 g (81%)

Carbs42 g (16%)

Sugars4.8 g (5%)

Protein122.3 g (245%)

Sodium1091 mg (55%)

Fiber2.7 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

3 servings

3 lbsboneless skinless chicken breasts

1 cupcream cheese

softened

½ cupshredded cheese

4slices bacon

chopped

½ tspground cayenne pepper

3skewers

long toothpicks, or butcher's twine

3potatoes

baked, or mashed potatoes

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°. Line baking pan or cookie sheet with foil.

Baking sheet

Foil

Step 2

Add cream cheese, shredded cheese, cayenne pepper, and chopped bacon into large mixing bowl.

Bowl

Step 3

Use a wire whisk or a fork, mix contents together thoroughly. Set aside.

Whisk

Step 4

Prepare chicken breasts by lightly seasoning with salt and black pepper.

Step 5

Use a sharp fillet knife, cut a slit into the least fatty side of the chicken.

Knife

Step 6

Careful to not cut all the way through. Wrap chicken in Saran wrap (cellophane) and pound it with a meat tenderizer a few times to flatten. Using a spoon or fork, insert the cream cheese mixture into the slit you previously cut into the chicken breast. Be careful to not over stuff the chicken. Use the skewers, toothpicks or butcher's twine to close the slit to keep filling in place. Place unused cream cheese mixture on top of chicken to act as a sauce. Place chicken on baking pan in preheated oven. Bake for 30 minutes. Serve with side of your choice.

Spoon

Meat Pounder

Step 7

If you want to use an air fryer, set the temperature to the mark closes to 350, (if like mine and has dots in between temperatures) set the time to 24 minutes, turn around half way through cooking time to prevent sticking.

Step 8

If you want to use an Instant Pot, then set it to high pressure for 10 minutes.