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.

I'd like to note that there is nothing creative about this 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.

And, by the way, in terms of simplicity and the ingredients, this recipe is very similar to my ranch chicken bake and buffalo chicken bake with bacon. It's all about making our dinners easy without sacrificing taste and our favorite ingredients.

Keto Friendly Chicken Recipes

Here are some more keto friendly recipes similar to this one. If you want to cook low carb, gluten free, high protein and higher fat recipes, take a look at these:

• Gluten free and low-carb chicken bake: Bacon Cream Cheese Cheddar Chicken
• 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
• And, one more super delicious low-carb, gluten free and keto-friendly chicken recipe: Basil Pesto Tomato Mozzarella Chicken Bake

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!

I recommend to blanch the broccoli before adding it on top of chicken (blanching means adding broccoli to boiling water just for a couple of minutes, removing it and draining it well).  Blanching the broccoli makes it moist and brighter in color.

How to make this broccoli bacon cheddar chicken:

First, add chicken breasts to the casserole dish:

Then, add blanched broccoli on top of chicken. Blanched just means that you add broccoli to boiling water for a couple of minutes, then drain it well - it makes the broccoli moist and brighter in color:

Next, add chopped cooked bacon on top of broccoli and chicken:

Add shredded Mozzarella cheese:

Finally, add shredded Cheddar cheese:

Bake your bacon broccoli chicken for about 30 minutes at 400 F in the preheated oven. The exact baking time will depend on the thickness of your chicken breasts.

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Broccoli Bacon Cheddar Chicken

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.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Total Time 45 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 4 servings

Calories per serving 454 kcal

Author: Julia

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
• ⅓ cup Mozzarella cheese , shredded
• 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 chopped and blanched broccoli florets.
• Top with chopped cooked bacon.
• Top with shredded Mozzarella cheese.
• 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.

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Nutrition

Nutrition Information

Broccoli Bacon Cheddar Chicken

Amount per Serving

Calories

454

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

31

g

48

%

Saturated Fat

 

12

g

75

%

Cholesterol

 

131

mg

44

%

Sodium

 

598

mg

26

%

Potassium

 

654

mg

19

%

Carbohydrates

 

4

g

1

%

Fiber

 

1

g

4

%

Sugar

 

1

g

1

%

Protein

 

38

g

76

%

Vitamin A

 

665

IU

13

%

Vitamin C

 

41.9

mg

51

%

Calcium

 

278

mg

28

%

Iron

 

1.1

mg

6

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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.

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