Creamy Mushroom Bacon Stuffed Chicken-
Creamy Mushroom Bacon Stuffed Chicken is a super delicious, low carb, keto, gluten-free, stuffed chicken breast with sauteed mushrooms, spices, cream cheese, and pancetta or chopped bacon.
Creamy Mushroom Bacon Stuffed Chicken Breast are keto, low carb and fairly simple to make.
These warm, comforting, low carb stuffed chicken breasts are filled with the most addictive creamy, cheesy, mushroom filling with a just a sprinkle of pancetta or chopped bacon!
A serious explosion of flavor once you cut into the yummy filled chicken breast.
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My hubby and teenage son was absolutely delighted with this, low carb, keto friendly meal.
My son said, “The filling in this chicken is magical!”. Which is a high rating from him, considering that he does not really like mushrooms!
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Creamy Mushroom Bacon Stuffed Chicken-
Ingredients
Chicken:
- Four 6-ounce chicken breast halves, skinless boneless (can also do three 8-ounce chicken breast halves)
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
The Filling:
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 2 cups diced mushrooms
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves (can also use dried)
- 3 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
- ¼ cup parsley, chopped
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoon diced pancetta or 2 slices chopped uncooked bacon
- ½ tablespoon avocado oil, or olive oil
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Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400°F (204°C).and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
- In a skillet over medium-high heat, melt butter. Add mushrooms and cook for 3-5 minutes until juices start to release.
- Add minced garlic and saute until fragrant. Turn off heat and add 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, ¼ cup chopped parsley, ½ teaspoon sea salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper and saute for one minute and remove skillet from heat.
- Stir in cream cheese and stir to slightly melt and mix into the mushrooms. Set aside.
- For the chicken, use a paring knife to cut a deep pocket into the thickest part of the chicken breast to create a pocket (*see video*).
- Arrange chicken on lined baking sheet and season chicken with garlic powder, salt and pepper, and dried thyme leaves.
- Stuff each pocket with the creamy mushroom filling. Sprinkle the chopped pancetta or chopped bacon over each chicken breast. Brush the avocado oil. Brush the avocado oil over the chicken.
- Bake at 400ºF for 25-30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and golden. Serve.
Nutritional Data: Yield: 4, Servings:4, Serving Size: 1 stuffed chicken breast, Cal: 395, Carbs: 5g, Fiber: 1g, Net Carbs: 4g, Fat: 21g, Saturated Fat: 10g, Protein: 40g, Sugars: 2g, Sodium: 612mg.
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Creamy Mushroom Bacon Stuffed Chicken
Ingredients
Chicken:
- Four 6-ounce chicken breast halves skinless boneless
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
The Filling:
- 2 tablespoon butter
- 2 cups diced mushrooms
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves can also use dried
- 3 ounces cream cheese room temperature
- ¼ cup parsley chopped
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoon diced pancetta or 2 slices chopped uncooked bacon
- ½ tablespoon avocado oil or olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (204°C).and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
- In a skillet over medium-high heat, melt butter. Add mushrooms and cook for 3-5 minutes until juices start to release.
- Add minced garlic and saute until fragrant. Turn off heat and add 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves, ¼ cup chopped parsley, ½ teaspoon sea salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper and saute for one minute and remove skillet from heat.
- Stir in cream cheese and stir to slightly melt and mix into the mushrooms. Set aside.
- For the chicken, use a paring knife to cut a deep pocket into the thickest part of the chicken breast to create a pocket (*see video*).
- Arrange chicken on lined baking sheet and season chicken with garlic powder, salt and pepper, and dried thyme leaves.
- Stuff each pocket with the creamy mushroom filling. Sprinkle the chopped pancetta or chopped bacon over each chicken breast. Brush the avocado oil. Brush the avocado oil over the chicken.
- Bake at 400ºF for 25-30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through and golden. Serve.
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Ashish
Wow, this is incredible!! I love stuffing chicken breasts – it makes completing a whole meal so easy. Plus, you really can’t go wrong with bacon and mushrooms. Looks so hearty and nourishing.
Fiona Manoon
Thank you!!
i made it today.very yummy and easy
Made this for the first time today and it was amazing! Thank you for the recipe!
Stacey
Thank you so much, Fiona, for making the recipe and your kind words! This one tastes so much better than it looks, lol!
Leslie
Great keto recipe - perfect for my favourite keto friends!
Anne Lawton
This looks perfect for a pot luck or a weeknight meal. Thanks for sharing!
Kari - Get Inspired Everyday!
You make the best creamy dishes, and this one is no exception, that filling looks so good!
Stacey
Thank you, Kari, the filling is the best part!
Zuzana
What a great idea. I am making this my next dinner. Thanks for sharing this with us.
ChihYu
they look amazing! I'm making this!
Hope
I do love a good stuffed chicken! This looks great Stacey - those creamy mushrooms looks delicious!
Mimi
The amount of delicious ingredients in this recipe makes my mouth water so much I can barely stop it! Delicious and soooo goood!
Laura Duffy
This flavor combination is to die for! What a great way to dress up chicken breasts 😀
Annemarie
This flavoring sounds so good! I bet the mushrooms are delicious with the creamy sauce.
paleoglutenfreeguy
That looks like a great way to make sure chicken breasts aren't dry. And anything with bacon on top HAS to be good!
Stacey
Thank you 🙂
Raia Todd
Sounds delicious! I love the bacon mushroom combo!
Irena Macri
Wow, this is incredible! I love stuffing chicken breasts - it makes completing a whole meal so easy. Plus, you really can't go wrong with bacon and mushrooms. Looks so hearty and nourishing.
Stacey
Thank you, Irena 🙂
Tessa Simpson
What a perfect dinner, the mushrooms are calling to me!
Stacey
Thank you, Tessa 🙂
Kelly
This looks like a real crowd pleaser. Everyone loves chicken!
Jean
Oh yum, I usually don't like chicken breasts but I would DEFINITELY eat THIS. Looks incredible!
Stacey
You & my hubby both are not chicken breast fans, lol. He liked this one because of the "bacon".
Cheryl Malik
This looks so tasty!!
Joni Gomes
Drooling over this! You totally had me convinced with the mushrooms, love this!