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Jalapeño Popper Chicken

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Time: 40 minutes

Yield: 4 servings

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About

One of the most beloved appetizers gets transformed into the best kind of main course! Yay! Jalapeño Popper Chicken is savory chicken slathered in tangy cream cheese and topped with spicy bites of jalapeño for that hot-and-cool sensation that makes jalapeño poppers so enticing! Throw on a little succulent bacon and melty cheddar cheese for fun and Jalapeño Popper Chicken becomes something extraordinary!

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Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts, boneless and skinless
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 3 jalapeño peppers, seeded and diced
  • 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, grated
  • 1/2 cup bacon, cooked crisp, diced

Directions

Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Step 2 -Place the chicken breasts in a single layer in a 9×13-inch baking pan.

Step 3 -Sprinkle the chicken breasts evenly with the garlic salt.

Step 4 -Spread the cream cheese evenly over the top of each of the chicken breasts.

Step 5 -Sprinkle the jalapeños pieces evenly over the cream cheese on each of the chicken breasts.

Step 6 -Bake until the chicken breasts are cooked through, reaching an internal temperature of 165 degrees F, about 30-40 minutes.

Step 7 -Sprinkle the cheddar cheese and the bacon pieces evenly over top of the chicken breasts and bake again until the cheese is melted, about 5 minutes. .

Step 8 -Transfer the chicken breasts from the oven and let them rest for 5 minutes.

Step 9 -Serve.

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