Thursday, October 11, 2018

BROCCOLI BACON CHEDDAR CHICKEN

If you love chicken and bacon recipes (and who doesn’t?), you will really enjoy this easy Broccoli Bacon Cheddar Chicken dinner. Just throw everything on top of chicken in casserole dish, and then bake in one pan for 30 minutes! Done! Low-carb, gluten-free, keto friendly chicken recipe.


All the ingredients are very basic: chicken, broccoli, bacon, cheddar cheese.  But the assembly and the cooking technique are so easy, which I hope makes this dish attractive to many, especially to those who love chicken and broccoli recipes.  It’s all about making our dinners easy without sacrificing taste and our favorite ingredients.



When you don’t have too much time on your hands and don’t want to think about what to cook for dinner – make this broccoli bacon chicken!

Broccoli Bacon Cheddar Chicken Recipe
If you enjoy chicken and broccoli recipes, you'll love this easy Broccoli Bacon Cheddar Chicken dinner.  All you do is throw chicken breasts in a casserole dish, then top with the rest of the ingredients and bake for 30 minutes!   Low-carb, gluten-free, keto friendly chicken recipe.



Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 4 chicken breasts (use 4 thin chicken breasts, or use 2 large chicken breasts, sliced in half, horizontally)
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 cups broccoli florets , blanched, chopped
  • 6 strips bacon , cooked, chopped
  • 1/3 cup Mozzarella cheese , shredded
  • 1 cup Cheddar cheese , shredded
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
  2. Grease the bottom of the casserole dish with olive oil. I used the the oval casserole dish measured 13 inches x 9 inches x 4 inches deep.
  3. Add chicken breasts to the casserole dish. Note about chicken: use 4 thin chicken breasts, or use 2 large thick chicken breasts, sliced in half horizontally each to make 4 thin chicken breasts.
  4. Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
  5. Top with chopped and blanched broccoli florets.
  6. Top with chopped cooked bacon.
  7. Top with shredded Mozzarella cheese.
  8. Top with shredded Cheddar cheese.
  9. Bake, uncovered, for about 20-30 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through. The cooking time will depend on the thickness of your chicken breasts.