It is not every day that you have time to cook a difficult dinner. People are too busy these days. But the need for delicious food doesn’t go away. A nice meal after a long day reduces the tiredness by half. So, here is a mouth-watering chicken recipe which is quick, easy and definitely yummy!
A keto diet contains fewer carbs and one chicken breast has almost 4 grams of carbohydrates and about 35 grams of protein. So, this recipe is quite perfect for people on a keto diet.
| Prep Time | 10 minutes |
| Cook Time | 35 minutes |
| Passive Time | 45 minutes |
| Servings |
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- 6 Chicken breasts thinly sliced pieces (skinless and boneless)
- Salt to taste
- Pepper to taste
- 1 ounces Onion and chive cream cheese container (7.5 ounces)
- 6 slices bacon
- 1 Parsley for garnish
Ingredients
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- Pre-heat your oven to 400˚ F.
- On a baking dish, measuring 9×13 inches, spray with a non-stick cooking spray.
- Lay chicken breast slices on a sheet and tenderize it using a meat tenderizer.
- Season the tenderized chicken breast with salt and pepper.
- On each breast piece, spread onion, and chive cream cheese.
- Roll the chicken breasts, locking the stuffing in it.
- Roll or wrap a piece of bacon strip around each rolled chicken breast.
- Secure the ends using a toothpick, if needed.
- In a pan, lay them down with seam side downwards.
- Bake it for 30 minutes.
- Then broil it on high heat for about 3 to 5 minutes.
- When the bacon turns crispy, remove it.
- Garnish using fresh parsley.
- Serve hot
Note:
If you cut the chicken in small parts and, then you repeat the above-mentioned process, your cooked bite-sized chicken can be eaten as an appetizer.
It is enough to wrap one bacon strip around one filled chicken breast piece.
2 bacon strips wrap the chicken breast piece completely and also tastes good.
1 pound of chicken is approximately equal to one large breast piece cut in half. You need to cut each half into another half so that you will have 4 pieces, each weighing almost 4 ounces.
You can bake these chicken breasts with a number of sauces, such as grilling sauce, sweet and sour sauce, marinade, and chilli sauce.
You can eat these stuffed chicken breasts with a vegetable green salad or even a fruit salad such as walnut pear salad.
Nutrition Guide
Net carbohydrates: 4 grams
Total carbohydrates: 5 grams
Fibre: 1 gram
Fat: 40 grams
Protein: 35 grams
Total calories: 519
You can cook these Keto Bacon Wrapped Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast for a Christmas party or a family and friends get-together. This is easy, yet an elegant dish that you can throw together in less than 10 minutes. It is a quick recipe and you need a minimum number of ingredients to put it together.
So, people! Try out this delicious recipe and enjoy some superb flavours.
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