Easy Baked Crack Chicken
This Easy Baked Crack Chicken is a flavor-packed dish that delivers creamy, cheesy goodness in just 30 minutes. Tender shredded chicken mingles with crispy bacon, melty cheddar, and a tangy ranch-infused cream cheese base for a mouthwatering combination.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- salt and pepper to taste
- ¾ cup cream cheese softened
- ¾ cup shredded cheddar cheese divided
- 5 slices thick cut bacon cooked and crumbled, divided
- 1 ounce dry ranch dressing mix 1 package
- 4 green onions thinly sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400℉.
- Spray bottom of 9×13" baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Pound chicken breasts until they are about 1/4" thick (you want them to all be the same thickness so that they finish cooking at the same time).
- Place chicken in a single layer in the baking pan and season with salt and pepper (sometimes I also season the chicken with a little bit of onion powder and garlic powder as well).
- In a medium bowl, mix together the cream cheese, half of the shredded cheddar cheese, half of the bacon crumbles, and the dry Ranch dressing mix.
- Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over all the chicken breasts in the pan.
- Top the chicken with the remaining shredded cheddar cheese.
- Cook in oven for 20-25 minutes or until chicken is fully cooked (internal temperature of 165℉).
- Remove chicken from oven and top with remaining bacon crumbles and green onion.
Nutrition
Calories: 424kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 33gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 13gCholesterol: 138mgSodium: 865mgPotassium: 554mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 647IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 143mgIron: 1mg
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