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This Bacon Wrapped Chicken is a favorite recipe. I love the impressive presentation and that you can fill the meat with a variety of vegetables and spices. And the good news is, it is also easy to make. This is a great dish you can prepare for guests or a simple yet beautiful meal to make during the holidays.
If you prepare this meal – let me know in the comments. I would love to hear from you!
How to Make Bacon Wrapped Chicken
Ingredients
4 boneless chicken breasts
8 slices of bacon
1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
3 green onions, finely chopped
4 oz cream cheese, softened
salt and pepper
Preparation
Pound chicken breasts between sheets of plastic wrap to about 1/2 inch thickness.
Preheat oven to 400 F.
Chop finely red bell pepper and green onions.
Season both sides of each chicken breast with salt and pepper. Spread about 2 Tbsp of cream cheese on top of each chicken breast. Sprinkle chopped red bell pepper and green onions on top.
Roll up chicken breast carefully, wrap 2 bacon slices around each chicken roulade and secure with a toothpick. Place chicken breasts in a greased 9 x 13 in. baking dish and bake at 400 F for about 30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked (170 F). Move the oven rack about 6 in. from broiler and broil the chicken roulades for additional 5 minutes to crisp up the bacon if desired.
You can serve this meal with a side of steamed broccoli and julienned carrots. Bon Appetite!
Mouthwatering Bacon Wrapped Chicken
INGREDIENTS
- 4 boneless chicken breasts
- 8 slices of bacon
- 1 red bell pepper, finely chopped
- 3 green onions, finely chopped
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- salt and pepper
INSTRUCTIONS
- Pound chicken breasts between sheets of plastic wrap to about 1/2 inch thickness.
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Chop finely red bell pepper and green onions.
- Season both sides of each chicken breast with salt and pepper. Spread about 2 Tbsp of cream cheese on top of each chicken breast. Sprinkle chopped red bell pepper and green onions on top.
- Roll up chicken breast carefully, wrap 2 bacon slices around each chicken roulade and secure with a toothpick.
- Place chicken breasts in a greased 9 x 13 in. baking dish and bake at 400 F for about 30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked (170 F). Move the oven rack about 6 in. from broiler and broil the chicken roulades for additional 5 minutes to crisp up the bacon if desired.
NUTRITION
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Hi Neli! I’m here from Kayiu’s site after reading about you. I’m an accountant by background too!! 🙂 This looks fantastic. I love that it’s so simply but so fancy looking!! This is a legendary 5 ingredient dinner 🙂 Pinning!
Thanks, Nagi! How awesome, another accountant turned food blogger! I’m still working full time though. I was studying so hard last year to get my CPA license, and here I am a year later, working on my food blog! 🙂 Glad you stopped by, Nagi! and thank you for your kind words!
My spouse and I went over here coming from a different web address and thought I might as well check things out. I like what I see so now i’m following you. Look forward to exploring your web page for a second time.
Thanks for stopping by! Hope you enjoy the recipes you find here. I love to share fresh and healthy family-friendly meals and comfort food.
I seriously love chicken and bacon together.. this looks SO delicious and I can imagine it tasted even better!
Thanks Thalia! Yes, vegetables make everything taste better… or maybe it was the bacon. 🙂