Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Chicken
The other day when I made the slow cooker bacon wrapped apple BBQ chicken it reminded me of another bacon wrapped chicken dish that I wanted to make, bacon wrapped jalapeno popper stuffed chicken. The basic idea was to stuff the chicken with all of the flavours of jalapeno poppers and then to wrap them in bacon and grill or bake them. Jalapeno poppers are commonly filled with cream cheese and or cheddar cheese and they are either coated in bread crumbs and fried until crispy or wrapped in bacon and grilled or baked until cooked. Although I liked the sound of a crispy coating on the chicken the bacon wrapping was calling my name and I could not resist going with that option! For the filling I went with a simple mixture of cream cheese, cheddar and diced jalapeno peppers. The bacon wrapped jalapeno popper stuffed chicken tastes just like jalapeno poppers and makes for one really tasty light meal!
Mmmmmm... melted cheeese...
Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Chicken
Chicken stuffed with jalapenos, cream cheese, cheddar cheese and wrapped in bacon; it's like chicken jalapeno poppers for dinner!
Servings: makes 4 servings
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 40 minutes
Printable Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 small chicken breasts, pounded thin
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 jalapenos, diced
- 4 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- 1 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 8 slices bacon
Directions
- Lay the chicken flat, season both sides with salt and pepper, place 1/4 of the mixture of the jalapenos, cream cheese and cheddar on the chicken and roll them up.
- Wrap each chicken breast up in 2 slices of bacon and place them in a baking dish.
- Bake in a pre-heated 400F oven until cooked, about 25-35 minutes.
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41 comments:
I HAVE to make this for my husband sometime soon. We're trying to use up the last jalapenos from our garden this year - this would be perfect!!! Yum
see now that's the way to do it.
little bit of everything to dress up the chicken
This looks really delicious and a nice twist on a great flavor combination.
That sounds like dinner tomorrow night!
i grew up eating something just like this! thank you for the memory - i think it's time to revisit it!
Intriguing, and looks delicious!
Wonderful! I love that tasty filling.
Cheers,
Rosa
What a great idea! From the looks of your similar recipe referrals, it appears that you like jalapeno poppers as much as I do. :) Definitely on my "must make" list!
Awesome. I am going to have to try this soon!
Aaaaand I just died.
This chicken looks fantastic Kevin - everything is better with bacon!
I'm not the biggest chicken fan, but I would totally clean my plate if I had this for dinner! Amazing!
Yikes! That one is really calling to me...
I just knew this was you when I saw the photo/description on foodgawker! You've done it again, Kevin! Looks deeeeelish!!
This recipe looks amazing. I love bacon wrapped jalapeños, so I know I'll love this!
This looks like a great dinner for when want to indulge just a little bit. Thanks for the recipe.
Right up my alley!
Finally tried this today... Yum! Loved the taste. However I could not get the bacon to cook up nice and crispy. I baked the chicken for 30 minutes and it was still flabby. Then I put them under the broiler and they just barely got a little more cooked. I didn't want to keep going and risk burning them or drying them out. Any suggestions for crispy bacon next time? (Because there will be a next time!)
Delicious! The bacon didn't crisp up as much as yours did, so I turned on the broiler, which helped a bit. The chicken still stayed moist and I might've eaten some of the cheese that spilled out and sat cooking in the bacon fat. Mmmm..
Andrea & Nancy: I am glad you enjoyed them!
The bacon is not going to get really crispy but broiling it will help and since the chicken is wrapped in bacon you do not have to worry about drying out the chicken when broiling as the bacon will keep it nice and moist. If you want to get a crispier bacon, you could try sauteing the bacon wrapped chicken in a pan first.
This recipe would also benefit from being done on the grill where you can really get a nice crispy char on the bacon with the heat and flames of the grill.
I found you on stumble-this looks awesome..on my to try right away list.
Regina...@cooking-with-mama.com
Any Idea on what to substitute the Jalapenos with?
Those look delicious. My family is having a party next week, I am going to need to make these! Yum.
Karim @ Denver Aiport Transportation
Anonymous: You could use pretty much any kind of chili that you can get your hands on but adjust the amount based on the heat level of that particular chili. If it is that you cannot find fresh jalapenos, you could used pickled jalapenos. You should be able to find them in jars or cans in the Mexican section of most grocery stores.
These were amazing. I cooked it up a little longer to give the bacon a crisp and my kids went crazy over them.
These were amazing. I cooked it up a little longer to give the bacon a crisp and my kids went crazy over them.
I fried the bacon alittle before i wrapped the chicken and it was nice and crispy.
Wow, this has almost every food I love. This sounds great!!
I came across this recipe and thought it looked like it would be decent, so I tried it. I decided to precook the bacon a little based on past experiences, so it crisped up nicely. Wow! It was even better than I expected! Definitely going to be making this again.
I had some good quality, thick cut bacon and partly cooked it first....got my husband to make it for dinner tonight, and we both LOVED it! Couldn't be easier, or better! Thanks Kevin.
My wife and I have made this dish twice now. It is an awesome recipe and now has a place in our personal cook book. Thanks for the recipe!
I made this right away the first time I saw it and it was WAY better than I had even imagined it was going to be! Definitely a keeper!
i just made this last night, and it was delicious. but how did you get your bacon so (at least in looks) crispy. i had to broil mine for about 5 minutes to get the tops cooked and then the bottom was still very chewy.
I made this for dinner last night. It was delicious and super easy, I bought thin sliced chicken breasts instead of pounding chicken breasts and it cooked faster and was a lot easier to make.
Aimee: Glad you enjoyed it! I got the bacon you see in the photos just by baking it as in the directions. You do not want to use a thick cut of bacon for this recipe and broiling should help. You can also pre-cook the bacon a little, just until you can still easily wrap it around the chicken.
Delicioussss!!!
Only thing is that all my cheese melted out :( so the only thing it was stuffed with was the remains of the Jalapenos!
How did you keep all that cheese so perfectly in there?!!
Amanda: It can be a bit tricky but you need to wrap them well so that there are large holes for the cheese to go out. You can use toothpicks to help seal them up.
Tried this recipe today. The jalapeno's are great, flavor is nice, if you want some kick leave the seeds in.
Made this tonight...we have been thinking about it for a week. It was marvelous! However, I should have read to the bottom of the comments to see the toothpick and NOT thick cut bacon tips. Regardless, I have been told to add this to our list of favorites! Thanks for your site Keven and all the work you do for the rest of us!! YOU ROCK!
I made this and also had trouble getting the bacon to crisp so I popped it under the broiler for the last 5-7 minutes. I used pounded chicken tenders and 1/2 strip bacon & secured with toothpicks. I rolled them the night before and baked in an au gratin dish. Next time I make them, I will use a cookie sheet with a 1/2" wall as I think it will get hotter and the heat will circulate better. All in all, they had a very good flavor and I will make again.
I wanna make this but every time i make anything wrapped in bacon, it seems the bacon comes out only half cooked. Nothing, and i mean nothing, is worse than taking a bite and getting a piece of bacon that isn't done. Ick pooey. Any suggestions? I thought about using precooked bacon strips ?
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