This bacon crusted chicken is an easy one pan meal that requires minimal prep. Served with delicious ranch potatoes, this family meal is loaded with flavor and a breeze to make.
I don’t know about you, but I’m always looking for meals that cut down on clean up time, especially in the week! This delicious one pan meal is a life saver with little prep and even less clean up!
Be sure to check out my other one pan dinners like roast chicken and potatoes, honey mustard crusted salmon and sausage biscuit gravy cobbler.
How to Make Cheesy Bacon Crusted Chicken
Be sure to scroll down to the recipe for the full instructions!
Prep: Preheat the oven and spray a casserole dish with non stick spray.
Combine: Toss the potatoes in oil an seasoning.
Bake the potatoes: Cook the potatoes in the oven for 30 minutes. Stir in the corn and toss to combine.
Add the chicken: Place the chicken in the pan next to the potatoes and add the cheeses and bacon.
Finish: Bake the dish in the oven until the chicken is cooked through.
Baked Chicken with Cheese and Bacon
We all know the saying, bacon makes everything better! This bacon crusted chicken is cooked to perfection and is full of texture and flavor. The salty bacon cuts through the creamy cheese and makes this a winning chicken dinner.
How do you know when the chicken is cooked?
The chicken will take around 25 minutes to cook through depending on the thickness of the breast. If you have an instant read thermometer, the internal temperature should register at 165F. If you don’t have a thermometer you can check the chicken by cutting in in half and making sure there is no pink.
How do you reheat this dish?
I prefer to serve Bacon Crusted Chicken as soon as it is cooked, but if you have leftovers they can be stored up to 3 days in an airtight container in the fridge. Reheat the whole dish in the oven and cover it with foil so that the top doesn’t burn. Cook it at 325F for around 25 minutes until heated through.
Take care to only reheat the chicken once.
Tips and Recipe Notes
- Be sure to grease your dish before adding the ingredients so that nothing sticks to the pan.
- Add some extra veggies to this meal like creamed spinach or sauteed leeks.
- Use an instant read thermometer to check that the chicken is cooked through. It should register at 165F.
More Chicken Dinner Recipes
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 790kcal
This bacon crusted chicken is an easy one pan meal that requires minimal prep. Served with delicious ranch potatoes, this family meal is loaded with flavor and a breeze to make.
- 24 ounces baby red potatoes washed and halved
- 1 ounce Dry Ranch Seasoning homemade or store bought
- 2 ounces olive oil
- 11 ounces canned corn drained and rinsed.
- 4 large boneless skinless chicken breasts
- salt and pepper to taste
- 8 ounces low fat cream cheese
- 3/4 cup bacon crumbles homemade or store bought
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Preheat oven to 400F.
Spray a large casserole dish with nonstick spray.
Toss the halved potatoes in olive oil. Sprinkle with the dry ranch seasoning and toss to combine.
Place potatoes in a single layer, cut side up, in the casserole dish.
Bake for 30 minutes.
Remove from the oven but leave oven on.
Stir corn into potatoes and sprinkle all with a pinch salt and pepper. Toss to combine. Push to one side of the casserole dish. It’s okay for it not to be in one layer anymore, it can be stacked up.
Pat the chicken breasts dry and sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper to taste.
Place the 4 chicken breasts in the other side of the casserole dish as shown (it will take up a bit more than half. Its okay if they touch but try not to overlap).
Carefully spread 1/4 of the cream cheese onto each chicken breast.
Top with the bacon crumbles and then the shredded cheese.
Bake for an additional 25 minutes or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165F.
Serve and enjoy!
Calories: 790kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 48g | Fat: 44g | Saturated Fat: 17g | Cholesterol: 153mg | Sodium: 1613mg | Potassium: 1499mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 630IU | Vitamin C: 36mg | Calcium: 316mg | Iron: 2mg
