Name: Creamy Mushroom Bacon Stuffed Chicken
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: Four 6-ounce chicken breast halves (skinless boneless); 1 tsp dried thyme; 1 tsp garlic powder; ¼ tsp sea salt; ¼ tsp black pepper; 2 tbsp butter; 2 cups diced mushrooms; 2 cloves garlic (minced); 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves (can also use dried); 3 ounces cream cheese (room temperature); ¼ cup parsley (chopped); ½ tsp sea salt; ¼ tsp black pepper; 2 tbsp diced pancetta or 2 slices chopped uncooked bacon; ½ tbsp avocado oil (or olive oil)

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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 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp sea salt
¼ tsp black pepper

The Filling:

2 tbsp butter
2 cups diced mushrooms
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp fresh thyme leaves (can also use dried)
3 ounces cream cheese, room temperature
¼ cup parsley, chopped
½ tsp sea salt
¼ tsp black pepper
2 tbsp diced pancetta or 2 slices chopped uncooked bacon
½ tbsp avocado oil, or olive oil

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 tsp fresh thyme leaves, ¼ cup chopped parsley, ½ tsp sea salt, ¼ tsp 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

Stacey

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.

4.94 from 16 votes

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Total Time 35 mins

Course ketogenic, low carb, Main Course, stuffed chicken

Cuisine main dish, stuffed chicken breast

Servings

Calories 395 kcal

Ingredients

Chicken:

Four 6-ounce chicken breast halves skinless boneless
1 tsp dried thyme
1 tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp sea salt
¼ tsp black pepper

The Filling:

2 tbsp butter
2 cups diced mushrooms
2 cloves garlic minced
1 tsp fresh thyme leaves can also use dried
3 ounces cream cheese room temperature
¼ cup parsley chopped
½ tsp sea salt
¼ tsp black pepper
2 tbsp diced pancetta or 2 slices chopped uncooked bacon
½ tbsp 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 tsp fresh thyme leaves, ¼ cup chopped parsley, ½ tsp sea salt, ¼ tsp 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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Notes

*all nutritional data are estimates based on the products I used*

Yield:4, Servings:4, Serving Size: 1 stuffed chicken breast, Amounts per Serving: Net Carbs per serving:4g

Nutrition

Serving: 1stuffed breastCalories: 395kcalCarbohydrates: 5gProtein: 40gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 10gSodium: 612mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2g

Keyword Creamy Mushroom Bacon Stuffed Chicken, keto chicken, low carb chicken

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Ashish
April 18, 2019 at 3:30 am
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
February 25, 2019 at 10:41 pm
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
  February 26, 2019 at 9:43 am
  Thank you so much, Fiona, for making the recipe and your kind words! This one tastes so much better than it looks, lol!
Leslie
February 24, 2019 at 5:55 pm

Great keto recipe - perfect for my favourite keto friends!
Anne Lawton
February 24, 2019 at 1:32 pm

This looks perfect for a pot luck or a weeknight meal. Thanks for sharing!
Kari - Get Inspired Everyday!
February 23, 2019 at 2:49 pm

You make the best creamy dishes, and this one is no exception, that filling looks so good!
- Stacey
  February 24, 2019 at 8:18 am
  Thank you, Kari, the filling is the best part!
Zuzana
February 23, 2019 at 3:22 am

What a great idea. I am making this my next dinner. Thanks for sharing this with us.
ChihYu
February 22, 2019 at 7:34 pm

they look amazing! I'm making this!
Hope
February 22, 2019 at 12:06 pm
I do love a good stuffed chicken! This looks great Stacey - those creamy mushrooms looks delicious!
Mimi
February 22, 2019 at 11:17 am

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
February 21, 2019 at 7:21 pm

This flavor combination is to die for! What a great way to dress up chicken breasts 😀
Annemarie
February 21, 2019 at 3:39 pm

This flavoring sounds so good! I bet the mushrooms are delicious with the creamy sauce.
paleoglutenfreeguy
February 21, 2019 at 8:58 am

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
  February 21, 2019 at 9:02 am
  Thank you 🙂
Raia Todd
February 20, 2019 at 11:39 am

Sounds delicious! I love the bacon mushroom combo!
Irena Macri
February 19, 2019 at 4:05 pm

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
  February 21, 2019 at 9:02 am
  Thank you, Irena 🙂
Tessa Simpson
February 18, 2019 at 8:10 pm

What a perfect dinner, the mushrooms are calling to me!
- Stacey
  February 19, 2019 at 9:10 am
  Thank you, Tessa 🙂
Kelly
February 18, 2019 at 6:22 pm
This looks like a real crowd pleaser. Everyone loves chicken!
Jean
February 18, 2019 at 2:20 pm

Oh yum, I usually don't like chicken breasts but I would DEFINITELY eat THIS. Looks incredible!
- Stacey
  February 19, 2019 at 9:08 am
  You & my hubby both are not chicken breast fans, lol. He liked this one because of the "bacon".
Cheryl Malik
February 18, 2019 at 11:40 am

This looks so tasty!!
Joni Gomes
February 18, 2019 at 11:01 am

Drooling over this! You totally had me convinced with the mushrooms, love this!

Creamy Mushroom Bacon Stuffed Chicken