Looking for easy baked chicken recipes? Well, go no further than this Bacon, Cream Cheese, Cheddar Chicken! What's great about this recipe? It uses basic ingredients that just about everybody loves! Everything is baked together in one casserole dish. Chicken and 2 kinds of cheese. Try it and see for yourself! This chicken bake is low carb, high fat, KETO friendly, gluten free recipe.
Perfect recipe for those nights when you don't have much time on your hands to fiddle with too many complicated ingredients. This recipe is very similar to my popular broccoli bacon cheddar chicken. Baked chicken recipes these days often include some sophisticated ingredients and complicated cooking techniques, but not here. It's a KETO friendly, low-carb, and gluten free recipe.
This Bacon, Creamy Cheese, Cheddar Chicken is simple and delicious, with the minimum prep, and everything is baked in 30 minutes, just like in this ranch chicken bake! And, if you want to make your chicken bake with ham instead, you can make ham and cheese chicken.
And, in all of these recipes you use good old casserole dish.
Substitutions
- The recipe uses chicken breasts. You can also use skinless boneless chicken thighs and follow the recipe as is.
- The recipe uses shredded Cheddar cheese. You can use also use Colby Jack cheese (combination of Colby cheese and Monterey Jack cheese).
Cooking tips
- Use small chicken breasts. If you purchased large chicken breasts, slice each one in half horizontally, to make it thinner. Or, purchase thinly sliced chicken breasts.
- The cooking time depends on the thickness of your chicken breasts. The thinner the chicken breasts are, the quicker the dish will cook. On average, the chicken should be done in 20-30 minutes.
- Bake the chicken uncovered, so that the cheese on top gets crispy.
What makes this chicken KETO friendly recipe
- This recipe contains cream cheese, Cheddar cheese, and bacon. All these ingredients have high fat, low sugar content.
- This recipe contains foods that are high in protein but low in carb, such as chicken breasts.
- There is no flour, no grains, nothing with gluten in this recipe.
Steps to make this easy baked cream cheese cheddar chicken recipe:
Preheat the oven to 400 F. Grease the bottom of the casserole dish with olive oil. Then, add chicken breasts.
Next, sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper. Top with cream cheese.
Next, top with chopped cooked bacon.
Finally, top with shredded Cheddar cheese.
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.
Oozing with cream cheese, this bacon cheddar chicken is so good! I hope you enjoy it and leave your review!
Related KETO Friendly Chicken Recipes
- Chicken breasts are smothered with creamed spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, and bacon, and then baked in the oven: Chicken Smothered with Bacon and Creamed Spinach
- Here is another low-carb, keto-friendly, gluten free chicken breast recipe with Mozzarella cheese: Basil Pesto Tomato Mozzarella Chicken Bake
Side dishes to serve with chicken
- Cooked greens will always go great with this chicken dish. Cooked spinach, roasted asparagus, green beans, or cooked broccoli. Also, mashed potatoes or scalloped potatoes are great.
- You can also use flavored rice. Or, try this cilantro-lime rice (with or without black beans).
- Here is an excellent recipe for roasted asparagus with bacon and cheese.
- I also love these Asiago cheese roasted broccoli, they are so crunchy I usually have a hard time not eating them all by myself.
Bacon, Cream Cheese, Cheddar Chicken
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
- 6 oz cream cheese , cold, refrigerated, and sliced into 8 slices
- 8 strips bacon , cooked, chopped
- 1 cup Cheddar cheese , shredded
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 F.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
- Top with cream cheese. Cream cheese should be cold, right out of the fridge, sliced into 8 thin slices.
- Top with chopped cooked bacon (drained from fat).
- Top with shredded Cheddar cheese.
- 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.
Nutrition
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The nutritional information on this website is only an estimate and is provided for convenience and as a courtesy only. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed. It should not be used as a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
Love this recipe I have made it a few times and is amazing!
Marla, I am so glad this recipe was a success! And, thank you for the 5-star review! 🙂
My husband& I both love Bacon, Cream Cheese, Cheddar Chicken.
I’ve made it numerous times.
Mary, I am very happy to hear that! Thank you for taking the time to comment!
I made the recipe tonight and it was delicious & easy to make.
April, I am glad the recipe was enjoyed! 🙂
Any idea how many weight watchers points 1 serving would be
Any way to do this in a slow cooker?
I've never done this in a slow cooker.
Hello, I had a quick question! I don't have a casserole dish am I able to use something else?
Yes, use any other baking dish of similar size (high-sided) that will fit these 4 chicken breasts plus the rest of the ingredients!
This was delicious definitely making again
Carmen, I am glad the recipe was enjoyed! 🙂
Is the calorie amount 602 per 1 full breast or one that you sliced thin?
The calorie count is per 1 serving (1 chicken breast). I believe the calculator that is used implies a fully sized chicken breast (skinless, boneless).
Delicious. I've made it twice. Even my husband, the chicken hater, said it needed to go in the regular meal rotation. I made it with Philadelphia Garden Vegetable Cream Cheese because it's what I had. It gave the chicken another layer of flavor. This last time I accidentally burned the bacon but the chicken was so good that no one complained.
Deborah, your comment made my day! 🙂 I am glad the recipe was enjoyed! I bet the Philadelphia Garden Vegetable Cream Cheese added a very nice flavor to the dish!
Can I use bone in chicken?
Yes, you can. However, the bone-in chicken will take longer to cook - so increase the cooking times accordingly.
So I'm not a fan of cream cheese in some baked or uncooked dishes like sushi etc.. HOWEVER Julia, this was awesome, quick and tasty! I used Complete seasoning and garlic. Definitely a winner winner chicken dinner!
Arlene, your comment made my day! So glad you gave this recipe a try and enjoyed it! Thank you for the 5-star review!
Can this recipe be frozen raw??
So yummy! Only thing I added was ranch seasoning packet in the seasoning part. Making it again for dinner tonight.
I am glad you've enjoyed the recipe! Adding the Ranch seasoning is a great idea!
Can I make this with thighs? Will leaving the skIn on make it greasy?
Jana, I would make this with skinless, boneless chicken thighs.
I really enjoyed it when my friends made this. When I made it I add 1/2 cup Hatch Fire Roasted Chilies to give it a kick. My friends loved it
Steve, thanks for giving this recipe a try! Adding heat to this recipe sounds good for those of us who like spicy foods!
I’m new to cooking, i’m almost 22 & been experimenting with new things especially through hello fresh, wanted to try something new & easy; came across this recipe.
Delicious!!! Made with some roasted potatoes, carrots & asparagus - came out stunning. Impressed both of my parents.
Lil, I am so glad you gave this recipe a try and that it was a success! Thank you for sharing such a positive comment! Love your sides, too!
This is so tasty! I made it the first time for a group of ten women who were rather skeptical when I told them I had never made it before. But, I told them when I read the recipe I could taste just how good it was going to be and they agreed. I provided the recipe to everyone there. I followed the recipe exactly as a written. I refrained from using chicken thighs and I don’t think I would in the future. The chicken breasts come out moist, tender, and very flavorful. Thank you Julia!
Debbie, thank you so much for such a positive and uplifting comment - it truly made my day! 🙂 I am glad you enjoyed the recipe and that it turned out well!
Fantastic!! Simple and delicious. Company worthy!! My husband loved it!!
Laura, I am so happy to hear it! Thank you for such a positive comment!
amazing. knew it would be when i saw this recipe. 10/10. defintely making it more often for the family
I am very happy to hear that! And, thank you for stopping by and sharing such a positive comment - I really appreciate it!
Love this recipe!! My son requested it for his BIRTHDAY dinner, and he’s eleven! Everyone in the family loves it. My favorite part is that it’s so simple.
I am so glad this has become a family favorite! Thank you so much for such a kind and positive comment!