Cream Cheese Chicken with Bacon
A rich and creamy cheesy sauce pairs so well with chicken breast. This Cream Cheese Chicken with Bacon will be a family favorite. Serve it with mashed cauliflower and green beans for a complete meal.
Quick keto chicken dinners are some of my favorites such as my recipe for Teriyaki Chicken and Sweet and Sour Chicken.
I absolutely adore my recipe for crack chicken and this recipe is kind of a riff on it.
HOW TO MAKE CREAM CHEESE CHICKEN
Our first task is to cut the boneless skinless chicken breast in half lengthwise. You do this with a sharp knife.
Simply place your palm on top of the chicken breast and slice down the center from the fat end to the thin end.
I use this method a lot with chicken breast so they cook much quicker…like in my Mozzarella Chicken recipe.
Now season each side of the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and set them aside until we are ready to cook them.
Next up we need to cook our bacon in a large skillet over medium heat. When the bacon is crispy, remove it from the skillet and set it aside. Be sure to remove all but 2 tablespoons of the grease from the pan or your cheesy bacon sauce will be greasy.
Now it is time to cook our chicken! We simply cook the chicken breast in out skillet over medium high heat until the are cooked through. You want to be sure they have an internal temperature of 165F. I love my meat thermometer and use it daily!
When the chicken is fully cooked, remove it from the pan and set aside while we make the cream cheese sauce.
This cheesy bacon sauce is super rich and thick. It pairs perfectly with lean chicken breast.
We start out by reducing our skillet to medium heat and adding in the chicken broth. We use this to scrape any browned bits from the bottom of the skillet. Now add in all of your spices and let that cook for a couple of minutes.
Now we can add in the cream cheese and stir that until it is completely melted. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the cheddar cheese and bacon.
Add the chicken breast back to the skillet and this is ready to serve!
Cream Cheese Chicken with Bacon
Ingredients
- 2 Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast about 1 pound total
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1/4 teaspoon Pepper
- 8 Slices Bacon Chopped
- 1 Cup Chicken broth
- 1 Tablespoon Dried Parsley
- 1 teaspoon Dried Dill
- 1 teaspoon Dried Chives
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
- 8 ounces light Cream cheese, cut into cubes
- 1 Cup Shredded Cheddar Cheese
Instructions
- Using a sharp knife, slice each chicken breast in half lengthwise and season each side with salt and pepper. Set aside.
- In a large skillet over medium heat, fry the bacon until crisp. Remove from the skillet with a slotted spoon and let drain on a plate lined with paper towels and set aside. Remove all but 2 tablespoons of the bacon grease from the pan.
- In the same skillet over medium high heat add the chicken breast. Cook the breasts on each side until they are cooked through and an internal temperature thermometer reads 165F. Remove from the skillet and set aside.
- Reduce the heat of the skillet to medium and add in the chicken broth. Use a spatula to scrape the browned bits from the bottom of the skillet.
- Add in the seasonings and let cook for a few minutes. Now add in the cream cheese and sitr until completely melted.
- Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the cheddar cheese and the bacon. Add the chicken breast back to the pan and serve.
Notes
- Be sure to remove all but 2 tablespoons of the grease from the pan or your cheesy bacon sauce will be greasy.
Nutrition
I added steamed broccoli right with the sauce. I also cut the chicken breasts into smaller pieces. Delicious!
Oh my goodness! I just made this and my family and I are in love. I usually shy away from using bacon but I had some and I don’t regret it. Wow! I added broccoli to it. I think next time I will serve it on rice just to give another option of flavor. Thank you for sharing this!
Can I use boneless skinless chicken thighs
I tried this last night and it was great. I didn’t have a few of the ingredients I.e. bacon and a few of the herbs. I made the chicken breasts in the air fryer and made the sauce with the Chicken broth, cream cheese, 1/2 C heavy cream whisked in along with the cup of shredded cheese. It had a nice consistency. My husband loved it too.
Cream Cheese Chicken with Bacon
Can I add mushrooms ???? to this?
Delicious and quick! Will definitely make again.
Delicious and sooo easy.
This was amazing!! However my sauce came out VERY thick any idea what I did wrong?
Yummmm!
I added broccoli with the cream cheese.
Absolutely amazing and easy to do
Awesome recipie..would like to receive more recipies
Turned out perfectly! Easy to make and very rich!
We’re love this recipe! Since finding it late December I have already made this 3 times. This is tasty, flavorful, absolutely delicious! Great recipe.
Can’t say enough positives!!
Oh my! This Chicken Dish looks so amazing! I love the idea of combining cream cheese flavor with chicken! Such an easy, quick meal for the entire family!
This is delicious! While we don’t eat K we are gluten free and are always looking for new ideas. Added broccoli because you know… cheese and broccoli… yum!