Creamy Bacon-Wrapped Chicken

Gluten Free
Popular
Health score
15%
Creamy Bacon-Wrapped Chicken
90 min.
6
1027kcal

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Get ready for a flavor explosion with this Creamy Bacon-Wrapped Chicken! This recipe is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser, perfect for a satisfying lunch, an impressive dinner, or a standout main course. And the best part? It's naturally gluten-free, making it accessible to almost everyone.

Imagine tender, juicy chicken breasts, pounded thin and slathered with a creamy, tangy filling of softened cream cheese and fresh, vibrant green onions. Then, the pièce de résistance: each breast is lovingly wrapped in crispy, savory bacon, creating a symphony of textures and tastes that will dance on your palate.

While it takes a little over an hour to bake to golden-brown perfection, the hands-on time is minimal, making it a surprisingly easy dish to prepare. This recipe yields six generous servings, perfect for feeding a family or entertaining friends. And with a caloric breakdown that is mostly comprised of fat and protein, its an ideal recipe to make while watching your carbs.

So, fire up your oven and prepare to impress! This Creamy Bacon-Wrapped Chicken is a surefire way to elevate your next meal and leave everyone wanting more.

Ingredients

  • 32 ounce bacon sliced
  •  chicken breast halves - pounded 1 boneless skinless
  • 16 ounce cream cheese softened
  • bunches green onions chopped
  • servings salt and ground pepper black to taste

Equipment

  • bowl
  • oven
  • baking pan
  • kitchen thermometer

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. Mix cream cheese and green onions in a bowl; season with salt and black pepper.
  3. Spread about 1/4 cup of cream cheese mixture over each chicken breast. Starting at the narrow end, roll chicken breasts over filling. Wrap each chicken breast in 4 slices of bacon. Set wrapped chicken on a rack set in a baking dish.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until bacon is browned and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a breast reads 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), about 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts

Calories1027kcal
Protein18.79%
Fat78.56%
Carbs2.65%

Properties

Glycemic Index
15.17
Glycemic Load
1.26
Inflammation Score
-7
Nutrition Score
24.463043479816%

Flavonoids

Kaempferol
0.11mg
Quercetin
0.85mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:1026.72kcal
51.34%
Fat:88.96g
136.86%
Saturated Fat:36.02g
225.12%
Carbohydrates:6.76g
2.25%
Net Carbohydrates:6.53g
2.37%
Sugar:3.03g
3.37%
Cholesterol:248.46mg
82.82%
Sodium:1370.69mg
59.6%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:47.88g
95.75%
Selenium:73.11µg
104.44%
Vitamin B3:17.98mg
89.89%
Vitamin B6:1.3mg
64.8%
Phosphorus:539.03mg
53.9%
Vitamin B1:0.51mg
34.1%
Vitamin B5:2.89mg
28.88%
Vitamin B2:0.42mg
24.47%
Potassium:840.67mg
24.02%
Vitamin A:1185.44IU
23.71%
Vitamin B12:1.15µg
19.14%
Zinc:2.85mg
19%
Vitamin K:18.54µg
17.65%
Magnesium:56.1mg
14.02%
Vitamin E:1.56mg
10.4%
Calcium:92.74mg
9.27%
Iron:1.25mg
6.94%
Copper:0.12mg
5.78%
Vitamin D:0.72µg
4.79%
Folate:16.46µg
4.12%
Vitamin C:2.86mg
3.47%
Manganese:0.07mg
3.37%
Source:Allrecipes