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    Home » Recipes » Main Courses

    Easy Bacon Hasselback Chicken

    Published: Sep 9, 2019 · Modified: Feb 12, 2025 by Karin and Ken · This post may contain affiliate links. 4 Comments

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    Easy Bacon Hasselback Chicken tastes so good!  The bacon, onions and cheese go beautifully with the chicken!  This dish is definitely worth a try, at least once!

    This recipe for Bacon Hasselback Chicken is another delicious version of Hasselback chicken that we make. This is Ken's favorite version. I know it is because he loves bacon. He truly believes that bacon always makes everything taste better.  Our other version is Cordon Bleu Hasselback Chicken. Just as delicious, the only problem is that it doesn't include bacon!!

    I have never met anyone who doesn't love this Bacon Hasselback Chicken, after all, a little chicken, bacon, onion and cheese in every bite!  What is not to like?

    This chicken dish is easier to make than you would think!  I have to strongly suggest you try this recipe with garlic butter and onions as well, at least once!  What a subtle difference it makes and definitely well worth it!

    Ingredients in Easy Bacon Hasselback Chicken

    • chicken breasts
    • shredded cheese
    • bacon
    • butter or garlic butter
    • onion
    • salt
    • pepper
    • paprika

    How to make Easy Bacon Hasselback Chicken

    Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare a rimmed baking sheet with tinfoil and a rack lightly coated with cooking spray. Set aside.

    Par cook the bacon slices or cook them halfway. Place on paper towel.  Once cool enough to handle cut each slice into four pieces. Set aside.

    Cut slits into the chicken breasts, about ½ inch apart and ¾ of the way through the chicken. As deep as you can cut without cutting all the way through. The depth of the cuts don't have to be exactly the same, just as close as possible. Place on your prepared baking sheet.

    Sprinkle chicken with salt, ground black pepper and paprika. Place two or three of the half cooked bacon pieces inside each slit or cut with a pinch of diced onion (if using) and a cube of butter (if using). Bake for 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.

    Remove from oven and add shredded cheese to the top of each chicken breast. Turn oven up to broil. Return chicken to oven until cheese is melted and nicely browned. Enjoy!

    I can't help myself.  We eat chicken so much and I am always trying to figure out new ways to serve it.  I had to include a bunch of other options, just in case you are interested!  You can never have too many chicken recipes.

    Hopefully you will enjoy them as much as we do!  If you are not interested then just scroll down a little bit and you will see our recipe for Bacon Hasselback Chicken.  It is a definite keeper!

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    Easy Bacon Hasselback Chicken

    Karin and Ken
    Bacon Hasselback Chicken tastes so good!  The bacon, onions and cheese go beautifully with the chicken!  This dish is definitely worth a try, at least once! 
    5 from 2 votes
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    Course Main Course
    Cuisine American

    Equipment

    • rimmed baking sheet
    • rack

    Ingredients
      

    • 4 chicken breasts, boneless, skinless
    • 10 - 12 bacon slices, par cooked
    • 2 cups cheese, shredded, any variety, more or less to taste
    • ½ cup butter or garlic butter, cubed or 1 stick (optional)
    • 1 cup red or yellow onion, small, diced or ¼ cup for each chicken breast (optional)
    • salt - to taste
    • pepper - to taste
    • ½ teaspoon paprika (approximately)
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    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Prepare a rimmed baking sheet with tinfoil and a rack lightly coated with cooking spray. Set aside. 
    • Par cook the bacon slices or cook them halfway. Place on paper towel.  Once cool enough to handle cut each slice into four pieces. Set aside.  
    • Cut slits into the chicken breasts, about ½ inch apart and ¾ of the way through the chicken. As deep as you can cut without cutting all the way through. The depth of the cuts don't have to be exactly the same, just as close as possible. Place on your prepared baking sheet. 
    • Sprinkle chicken with salt, ground black pepper and paprika. Place two or three of the half cooked bacon pieces inside each slit or cut with a pinch of diced onion (if using) and a cube of butter (if using). Bake for 30 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. 
    • Remove from oven and add shredded cheese to the top of each chicken breast. Turn oven up to broil. Return chicken to oven until cheese is melted and nicely browned. Enjoy!

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    Keyword bacon, baked, chicken, chicken breast, easy recipe, oven baked
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    Comments

    1. Catherine Sydney says

      April 06, 2022 at 8:21 am

      5 stars
      Love this easy recipe. Thank you!

      Reply
      • Karin and Ken says

        April 23, 2022 at 8:04 pm

        As always you’re most welcome! Thank you for taking the time to let me know. You made my day! All the best. Karin

    2. Blossom Smith says

      September 12, 2019 at 2:39 pm

      5 stars
      I put racks in my pan so the bacon isn’t sitting in the grease. I don’t like flub very bacon, so I cook mine until it is crisp. You can also cook sausage links in the same manner. Great recipe. Thank you!

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      • Karin and Ken says

        September 12, 2019 at 4:50 pm

        I could not agree more! Glad you loved this chicken dish! Bacon is always better crispy and the rack is a great solution! Take care and all the best! Karin

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