Jalapeno Popper Chicken Recipe
How To Make Jalapeno Popper Chicken
Go for a filling yet guilt-free dish on your weeknight dinner with this jalapeno popper chicken stuffed with a jalapeno cheese mixture wrapped in bacon.
Ingredients
- 6chicken breastsboneless, skinless
- 6ozcream cheesesoftened
- 1cupcheddar cheeseshredded
- ¼cupjalapeno peppersdiced, remove pepper seeds and ribs before dicing
- ¼tspgarlic powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 12slicesbacon do not use thick cut bacon
- Cooking spray
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Coat a sheet pan with cooking spray.
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Place the cream cheese, cheddar cheese, jalapenos, and garlic powder in a bowl; stir to combine.
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Cut a deep pocket into each chicken breast, taking care not to cut all the way through to the other side.
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Fill the pocket of each chicken breast with the cream cheese mixture.
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Season the outside of the chicken breasts with salt and pepper to taste.
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Wrap each chicken breast tightly with two slices of bacon and place the chicken on the sheet pan.
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Cook for 30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and bacon is crisp. You can broil the chicken for 3 to 4 minutes to crisp up the bacon if needed.
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Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes then slice and serve.
Nutrition
- Calories: 761.92kcal
- Fat: 59.37g
- Saturated Fat: 22.28g
- Trans Fat: 0.52g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 23.01g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 8.75g
- Carbohydrates: 3.88g
- Fiber: 0.33g
- Sugar: 1.71g
- Protein: 50.72g
- Cholesterol: 203.26mg
- Sodium: 741.39mg
- Calcium: 202.68mg
- Potassium: 575.74mg
- Iron: 1.77mg
- Vitamin A: 212.02µg
- Vitamin C: 4.45mg
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