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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.
Broccoli Bacon 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
- 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
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I needed a last minute meal and needed it to cook quickly. So I started out by with the chicken and sauted in a pan with the oil, added the chopped broccoli and continued to cook on the stove top for about 7 minutes.
Then topped with bacon bits and cheddar cheese, popped in the oven for 10 minutes to finish cooking and melt the cheese. Paired with a buttered potato.
Delicious!
Thanks, Amanda! So glad you liked it! Serving a buttered potato with this chicken sounds delicious!
We had this last night. It was so good!!
So glad to hear that! 🙂
Do you include the macros for your meals. I just came across your Broccoli Bacon Cheddar Chicken?
Awesome idea for a quick dinner meal if you are getting home late. I ran to the store got the items and it turned out fantastic! My daughter and husband loved it. Will not be the last time I make this!
So glad you liked it! Yes, it's a great simple recipe with basic ingredients that is so easy to make and tastes great! Thank you for stopping by and leaving the comment!
Is this a keto diet friendly recipe?
I had that same question. Looking at the ingredients, I think it is. The broccoli has 4 g of Carbs, but that’s still only about 1%. We’re keto, and I made it.
Yes, this is a very keto/low carb recipe. We're low carbers and use these ingredients often.
Hi I love this!! Have already made it a couple of times. Has anybody figured up the nutritional content for this calories and carbs etc. ?
Can I use frozen broccoli?
I am sure you can, just make sure it's thawed.
Made this with chicken tenders not quite defrosted. 30 minutes was sufficient. Delicious!
Thank you, Ursula, for sharing your feedback! So happy you liked it!
Our family loved it! I used Lawyr’s season salt and sautéed mushrooms!
I made this tonight and it was perfect! Quick and easy! Thanks for the recipe!
You're very welcome! Glad you liked it. 🙂
I followed the recipe with the following exceptions: 1. I seasoned the chicken with garlic powder. That’s the only seasoning that anyone used. Salt and pepper were available, but nobody partook. 2. We LOVE mushrooms, so I added some. Big hit, the oldest son gave it eight out of eight stars. Everyone else gave it five stars. Thank you for sharing this recipe. We will definitely have it again. I may tweak it a little bit more next time. But a great recipe as is.
Thank you so much for stopping by and leaving such a detailed comment! Glad you liked it! Mushrooms are a great addition!
Do you have the nutritional value for this recipe?
I can’t wait to try this I’m off on Wednesday I will get back yo u then to let u know how it turns out
Enjoy!
Made this tonight! So easy and absolutely delicious. We added the red pepper flakes, but then also topped it with sour cream (we're keto..we need the fat) and fresh diced jalapenos. My teenagers loved it!
Do you know how many carbs are in one serving? I'm also doing Keto, and I put the recipe in my carb manager app as 8 servings...when I put in a single serving, it said it was 19 carbs! that can't be right?? help!
So happy to hear you've enjoyed this recipe!
Made tbis yesterday and it was amazing. Taste so good. Going to make this quite a bit.
Thank you. I am glad you liked it! 🙂