Hasselback Chicken

Our Hasselback Chicken uses the technique of slicing into the chicken breasts and stuffing those slits with a delicious bacon, cheese, and barbecue filling.

Course Dinner

Cuisine American

Keyword chicken, chicken dinner, easy chicken recipe, easy dinner, hasselback chicken

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 905kcal

Author Maike Corbett

Equipment

Ingredients

4 chicken breasts skinless, boneless
Salt and pepper to taste
½ cup barbecue sauce
12 ounces bacon cooked, crumbled
8 ounces sharp cheddar cheese shredded

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 375º Fahrenheit.
Place the chicken on a cutting board. Make 5-6 small, shallow cuts in each piece of chicken. Be careful not to cut all the way through. Season with salt and pepper.
Brush the barbeque sauce all over the chicken pieces. Make sure to get the sauce in the cuts. Use the remaining barbeque sauce to brush the bottom of the baking dish.
Combine cheddar and crumbled bacon in a medium mixing bowl. Stuff the mixture into the cuts. If you have extra, you can put it on top of the chicken.
Place the stuffed chicken pieces into a baking dish and cover with aluminum foil. Bake for about 30 minutes. Remove the foil after 20 minutes.
Use a meat thermometer to make sure the chicken has reached an internal temperature of at least 165º Fahrenheit. Serve and enjoy.

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