Bacon wrapped cream cheese chicken that’s tender on the inside with crispy bacon on the outside. This healthy chicken recipe is great for a low carb or keto diet at only 2g net carbs for an entire chicken breast.
You’ll Love This Recipe
- Bacon is fatty and delicious! It pairs so well with chicken with its saltiness and crispy texture it brings.
- Loaded with cream cheese that’s mixed with sharp cheddar, chives, onion and black pepper for ultimate flavor.
- This recipe is super easy to make. You whip the cream cheese, spread it then roll the chicken with bacon, too easy!
How To Cook Bacon Wrapped Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken
Starting, you need to bring your full fat cream cheese to room temperature. This makes everything so easy to mix and you’ll thank me later.
Next, take the chicken and split it. A meat tenderizer can help flatten the chicken here then season with salt and pepper.
In a small bowl, add your cream cheese. Chop up fresh chives. Add diced onion and chive along with black pepper. Then, mix well in cream cheese.
Take a small spoon and spread across each chicken breast, then roll. You may need 2 strips of bacon but even if you don’t extra bacon is great. Wrap the bacon around the chicken, if you need to secure with toothpicks.
Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Lastly, place on broil and crisp up your bacon. You’ll need to flip the chicken to get both sides.
Helpful Recipe Tips
- Use full fat cream cheese. It’s higher in fat, chicken is low in fat and if you’re on keto you will need the added fat.
- Stretch bacon to cover as much of the chicken as you possibly can.
- Do not skip broiling! This is the part that makes the bacon crispy. I left the oven open while I watched because bacon burns quickly.
Macros
Here is a full nutritional label via Cronometer. This recipe is naturally healthy and fits the low carb and keto diet perfectly. For those on keto, this bacon wrapped cream cheese chicken is only 2g net carbs each.
Chicken Recipes
Bacon Wrapped Cream Cheese Chicken
Ingredients
- 3 split chicken breast
- 4 ounces full fat cream cheese
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/4 diced onion
- 1/4 cup sharp shredded cheese
- 6 strips bacon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F
- Take 3 chicken breast and split down the middle. Use a meat tenderizer or a rolling pin to flatten the chicken. It isn't need but helps with rolling.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper to taste
- In a bowl add room temp cream cheese and mix in chives, black pepper, shredded cheese and diced onion
- Spread cream cheese mix over each chicken with a spoon. There is enough to use on each piece and have nothing left.
- Roll chicken then wrap with bacon. Secure bacon with toothpick.
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Notes
Helpful Recipe Tips
- Use full fat cream cheese. It's higher in fat, chicken is low in fat and if you're on keto you will need the added fat.
- Stretch bacon to cover as much of the chicken as you possibly can.
- Do not skip broiling! This is the part that makes the bacon crispy. I left the oven open while I watched because bacon burns quickly.
