Baked Chicken With Bacon and Pepper Jack Cheese

A simple dish features boneless chicken breasts topped with barbecue sauce, bacon, and pepper jack cheese.

Category Tags:

DinnerEntree

Cuisine Tags:

American

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Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 F and grease a baking dish.

  2. Cook bacon until almost crisp, then drain on paper towels.

  3. Pat chicken dry, pound each breast to 1/4 to 1/2 inch thickness, and dredge in flour.

  4. Melt butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; briefly stir in a garlic half, then remove.

  5. Cook chicken in the skillet for about 5 minutes per side until browned and cooked through (165 F).

  6. Arrange chicken in the baking dish, spread 1 tablespoon barbecue sauce on each, top with bacon slices, and then a slice of pepper jack cheese.

  7. Bake for 5 to 6 minutes, until the cheese is melted.

  8. Garnish with cilantro if desired before serving.

Nutritional Info (per serving)

Calories: 474 kcal
Carbohydrate: 14 g
Cholesterol: 146 mg
Fiber: 1 g
Protein: 49 g
Saturated Fat: 10 g
Sodium: 817 mg
Sugar: 6 g
Fat: 23 g
Unsaturated Fat: 0 g