Bacon Wrapped Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken Breast Recipe

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This bacon-wrapped cream cheese stuffed chicken is bursting with delicious flavor! Make it in the air fryer or the oven for an easy and super satisfying keto dinner.

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Should the cream cheese be soft?
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Bacon-Wrapped Stuffed Chicken Recipe
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Chicken breast is a great source of lean protein. I love incorporating it into my dinner menus.

But if your family is like mine, they can get bored of chicken breast quickly. I am constantly looking for new, fun ways to make it.

As soon as I served up this cream cheese stuffed chicken, I knew I had a winner! Now, this is the only way my family wants to eat chicken.

The key to this recipe is the chive cream cheese stuffing. There's nothing worse than dry, bland chicken breast, but the filling keeps it super moist and flavorful.

And of course, you can't go wrong wrapping it all in bacon!

Step by Step Directions

Ready to see how easy this dish is to throw together?

Prep the air-fryer (or oven) and chicken. Preheat your air fryer to 350°F or oven to 375°F. Pat your chicken breasts dry, then season both sides with salt and pepper to taste. Then cut a slit lengthwise into each chicken breast being careful no to cut all the way through.

Prep filling and stuff. In a mixing bowl, combine the chives, parsley, minced garlic, and cream cheese. Stir until well combined. Stuff each chicken breast with ¼ of the cream cheese mixture.

Wrap with bacon. Coil two slices of bacon around each filled chicken breast to cover as much of the outside as possible.

Cook. Place the chicken breasts on a rack in the air fryer and cook for 25-30 minutes (30-40 minutes in oven), or until completely cooked through. The cooking time can vary depending on the thickness of your chicken breasts.

That's it! Your keto bacon-wrapped stuffed chicken breast is ready to enjoy.

Should the cream cheese be soft?

Before you mix the stuffing ingredients, you definitely want to soften the cream cheese.

To do this, you can either set the cream cheese out at room temperature for about an hour or soften in the microwave.

If your cream cheese is cold, it will be very difficult to blend with the chives, parsley, and minced garlic.

Getting the most flavor

The chives are a very important part of this cream cheese stuffed chicken. They give the filling it's flavor, so make sure not to leave them out!

If you want even more flavor and a little kick, sliced jalapenos are a great addition.

To include more vegetables, chopped spinach can also be added. Just stir it into the softened cream cheese with the parsley, garlic, and chives before stuffing the chicken.

Other Recipes to Try

Looking for more tasty, low-carb chicken dinner ideas? Check out a few of these favorite recipes:

Dry Rub Chicken Wings are oven-baked to crispy perfection and flavored with an easy blend of spices!
Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Tenderloins is another way to use bacon to keep chicken juicy, tender, and tasty.
BBQ Pulled Chicken is so delicious and easy to make in the slow cooker or Instant Pot!
Keto Chicken Enchilada Casserole made with an easy homemade sauce is a dish the whole family will love.
Pork Rind Fried Chicken is just as tasty as the old-school way of doing it and can be made in the air fryer or oven!

You may also like this easy mozzarella chicken dish that cooks up in 20 minutes.

Bacon-Wrapped Stuffed Chicken Recipe

It's so easy to make low-carb stuffed chicken breast in an air fryer or oven. The process is so simple. Just mix up the filling ingredients, stuff the chicken, wrap it all in bacon, and cook!

This recipe is an easy weeknight dinner idea that your whole family will go crazy for.

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Bacon-Wrapped Cream Cheese Stuffed Chicken

An easy keto dish that stuffs chicken breasts with flavorful cream cheese filling. It's a simple main dish made in an air fryer or oven.

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Total Time 40 mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

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Servings 4

Calories 466

▢ 4 Boneless skinless chicken breasts
▢ Salt and pepper to taste
▢ 2 Tbsp. Fresh chopped chives
▢ 2 Tbsp. Fresh chopped parsley
▢ 2 tsp. Minced garlic
▢ 6 oz. Cream cheese softened
▢ 8 Slices of bacon

Preheat your air fryer to 350°F or oven to 375°F.
Add salt and pepper to taste to both sides of your chicken breasts.
Use a sharp knife to cut a slit lengthwise into each chicken breast, being careful not to cut all of the way through.
Combine the chives, parsley, minced garlic and cream cheese in a mixing bowl, and blend until well combined.
Stuff each chicken breast with ¼ of the cream cheese mixture.
Wrap each stuffed chicken breast in two slices of bacon.
Cook the chicken breasts on a rack in the air fryer for 25-30 minutes or conventional oven for 31-37 minutes until completely cooked through. Cooking time can vary depending on the thickness of your chicken breasts.

Do not omit or replace chives as they are what give the filling it's flavor. If you can't find fresh, dried herb can be used instead.

If baking in the oven, it's best to place the prepared chicken on a rack in a shallow pan so the bacon can crisp up.

Low Carb Sweeteners | Keto Sweetener Conversion Chart

Net Carbs: 2 g | % Carbs: 1.8 % | % Protein: 29 % | % Fat: 69.2 % | SmartPoints: 15

Values

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