Easy Alice Springs Chicken
Description
This Alice Springs chicken casserole is a quick and easy copycat recipe made with chicken breasts wrapped with hickory-smoked bacon, baked, and covered with cheese.
Ingredients
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2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
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salt and ground black pepper to taste
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4 slices hickory-smoked thick-cut bacon
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1 1/2 cups shredded mild Cheddar cheese
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2 limes, halved
Directions
1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
Place chicken breasts in a baking dish; season with salt and pepper.
3
Bake in the preheated oven until chicken is just slightly pink in the center, about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven.
4
Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium heat, turning occasionally, until most of the fat has rendered, about 5 minutes. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Wrap 2 bacon strips around each chicken breast in the baking dish.
5
Return chicken to the oven and continue baking until bacon is crispy and chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
6
Sprinkle chicken with Cheddar cheese. Continue baking until cheese is melted, 2 to 5 minutes. Serve with limes.