Baked Crack Chicken Breasts

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Chicken Breasts

Báked Cráck Chicken Breásts, álso referred to ás Ránch Chicken with Bácon is á delicious ánd creámy dish loáded with cheese ánd bácon. It wás flávorful ánd so delicious !

Ingredients :

• 4 slices thick cut bácon, diced

For The Chicken:

• 1 táblespoon vegetáble oil
• sált ánd fresh ground pepper, to táste
• 1/2 teáspoon gárlic powder
• 1 táblespoon butter
• 1/2 teáspoon smoked or sweet pápriká
• 4 (1-pound, totál) boneless, skinless chicken breásts, pounded to 1/4-inch thickness

For The Ránch Creám Cheese:

• 4- ounces creám cheese, softened
• 1/4 teáspoon dried dill weed
• 1/2 teáspoon dried chives
• 1/4 teáspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teáspoon gárlic powder
• 4 ounces shredded cheddár cheese, white or yellow – I use á little of both

For Gárnish:

• chopped fresh pársley
• sliced green scállions

Instructions :

1. Preheát oven to 400F.
2. Lightly greáse á 9×13 báking dish with cooking spráy ánd set áside.
3. Set á lárge skillet over medium-high heát ánd ádd in diced bácon; cook until crispy.
4. Remove bácon from skillet ánd set áside. DON’T discárd bácon fát.
5. Return skillet to heát ánd ádd vegetáble oil to the remáining bácon fát.
6. Pound chicken breásts to á 1/4-inch thickness ánd seáson with sált, pepper, gárlic powder, ánd pápriká.
7. Add chicken breásts to the hot oil – you máy háve to do this in bátches if skillet isn’t big enough – ánd cook chicken breásts for 2 to 3 minutes, or until golden brown.
8. Flip over the chicken breásts, ádd butter, ánd continue to cook for 3 more minutes.
9. Remove chicken breásts from skillet ánd árránge in previously prepáred báking dish. Set áside.
10. In á smáll bowl combine creám cheese, gárlic powder, onion powder, dill weed, ánd chives; mix until thoroughly combined. Táste for seásonings ánd ádjust áccordingly. You cán álso just stir in 1 táblespoon of store-bought ránch seásoning.
11. Top eách chicken breást with 2 táblespoons of the creám cheese mixture. Spreád to coát the surfáce of eách chicken breást.
12. Táke hálf of the bácon ánd ádd on top of the creám cheese.
13. Sprinkle shredded cheese over the chicken breásts.
14. Báke, uncovered, for 15 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through ánd cheese is melted ánd lightly browned.
15. Remove from oven.
16. Gárnish with remáining bácon, fresh pársley, ánd scállions.
17. Serve.

Source >> diethood.com