Cheesy Bacon BBQ Chicken
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Cheesy Bacon BBQ Chicken
Stacey Hawkins
Category
Main Dish
Author :
Stacey Hawkins
Servings
4
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
Calories
373
Say goodbye to boring chicken with our Cheesy Bacon BBQ Chicken recipe! This super easy, flavor-packed dish combines our Smokehouse Maple Blend with crispy bacon, melty cheese, and tangy BBQ sauce to transform a simple chicken breast into something unforgettable.
Families can’t get enough of it! Want to take it up a notch? Add some pickled jalapeños for a spicy kick that will have heat-lovers raving. It’s a delicious, crowd-pleasing dinner everyone will be talking about!
Happy Cooking!
Stacey
Ingredients
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4 slices bacon
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1 ¼ pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, thin sliced (or tenderloins)
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1 T Stacey Hawkins Smokehouse Maple Blend
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8 T sugar free BBQ Sauce
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8 T low-fat cheddar cheese, grated
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pickled jalapeños, if desired
Directions
Preheat oven to 350° F.
Cook bacon in a cast iron skillet until crisp. Drain the fat from the pan and put it back on medium-high heat over the stove.
While bacon is cooking, evaluate the chicken. If it is thick, butterfly it by cutting it in half from side to side through the middle to make thin pieces, about 3/8” thick. If using thin sliced, or tenderloins, move to the next step.
Season the chicken with the Smoky Maple BBQ Blend. Add to the cast iron pan when hot and cook for 2-3 minutes on each side, being careful to not have the heat too high.
Pour the BBQ sauce over the chicken, using the back of a spoon to make sure it’s evenly distributed. Sprinkle with cheese, top with jalapeños if desired and bake for 10-15 minutes until the internal temperature of the chicken is 160 degrees. Remove from the oven, cover with a little tinfoil for 5-10 minutes to let it rest and finish cooking. Chicken must be an internal temperature of 165° F before serving.
While chicken is resting, make your veggie side dish. We highly recommend Heavenly Green Beans or Steamed Broccoli with Dash of Desperation to pair with this dish.
Slice and serve hot.
Chef's Notes & More
Optavia Lean and Green Recipe Counts (note- nutrition info includes Sweet Baby Ray's No Sugar Added BBQ Sauce):
7 ounces of chicken with 1/4 of the remainder of the ingredients of this recipe are:
1 Leanest
0 Green
2 Healthy Fat
3 Condiments
Nutrition
Nutrition
- Serving Size
- 7 ounces chicken, & 1/4 of the remaining ingredients
- per serving
- Calories
- 373
- Carbs
- 1.5 grams
- Fat
- 6 grams
- Fiber
- 1 grams
- Protein
- 78 grams
