Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Chicken

This hasselback style chicken is stuffed with cheese, jalapenos, and bacon and is complete perfection!

Back when my husband and I were first married, we ate jalapeno poppers on Friday nights often. For whatever reason, I cannot find the cheddar cheese kind anymore and it drives me banana sandwich because they are the best kind. So I have tons of recipes on the blog that involve jalapenos and cheese. I love that there is no butterflying or trying to pound the chicken out thin and rolling it up. Hasselback is the way to go.

What you need:

• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• Salt and pepper
• 6 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 4 slices bacon, cut into 2-inch pieces (20 pieces total)
  
• 3 jalapenos, thinly sliced
  

Directions:

1. In each chicken breast, make 5 slices into it that don't go all the way through. Transfer to a foil-lined baking sheet and season with salt and pepper.
2. In a medium bowl, stir together cream cheese, mozzarella, cheddar, and garlic. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
   
3. Stuff each slice with a piece of bacon, cheese mixture, and some jalapeno slices.
4. Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for about 25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
   

Recipe from Delish

I'm no stranger to jalapeno popper recipes and have lots of them on my blog. I love this Jalapeno Popper Pizza recipe because it's so simple to make and has all the elements of a jalapeno popper. The Crumby Kitchen shared this Grilled Jalapeno Popper Tuna Melt recipe and I have tried it and LOVED it! Highly recommend!

Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Chicken

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Author: Sarah Ellis/Fantastical Sharing of Recipes

Ingredients

• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
• Salt and pepper
• 6 oz. cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup shredded mozzarella
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 4 slices bacon, cut into 2-inch pieces (20 pieces total)
• 3 jalapenos, thinly sliced

Instructions

1. In each chicken breast, make 5 slices into it that don't go all the way through. Transfer to a foil-lined baking sheet and season with salt and pepper.
2. In a medium bowl, stir together cream cheese, mozzarella, cheddar, and garlic. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
3. Stuff each slice with a piece of bacon, cheese mixture, and some jalapeno slices.
4. Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for about 25 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

Notes:

Recipe from Delish

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