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!

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.  It’s all about making our dinners easy without sacrificing taste and our favorite ingredients.

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!

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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.

Easy steps on 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

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

45 mins

 

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!  

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 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
• 1/3 cup Mozzarella cheese , shredded
• 1 cup Cheddar cheese , shredded

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 400 F.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Sprinkle chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
5. Top with chopped and blanched broccoli florets.
6. Top with chopped cooked bacon.
7. Top with shredded Mozzarella cheese.
8. Top with shredded Cheddar cheese.
9. 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 Facts

Broccoli Bacon Cheddar Chicken

Amount Per Serving

Calories 454 Calories from Fat 279

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 31g 48%

Saturated Fat 12g 60%

Cholesterol 131mg 44%

Sodium 598mg 25%

Potassium 654mg 19%

Total Carbohydrates 4g 1%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 1g

Protein 38g 76%

Vitamin A 13.3%

Vitamin C 50.8%

Calcium 27.8%

Iron 6%

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