Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Pesto
Description
Chicken thighs stuffed with pesto and shredded cheese are wrapped in bacon and cooked to juicy perfection in this elegant meal for two.
Ingredients
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cooking spray
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1/2 teaspoon onion powder
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1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
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1/2 teaspoon seasoned salt
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1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
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2 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs
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1/4 cup pesto
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2 tablespoons shredded mozzarella cheese
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4 slices bacon
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; mist with cooking spray.
2
Mix onion powder, garlic powder, seasoned salt, and pepper together in a bowl.
3
Sprinkle onion powder mixture over both sides of the chicken thighs. Lift up the skin to create a pocket; stuff pocket with 2 tablespoons of pesto and 1 tablespoon of mozzarella cheese. Wrap chicken with 2 slices of bacon, using bacon to seal the pocket. Place chicken thighs seam-side down on the baking sheet.
4
Bake in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the chicken, near the bone, reads at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), about 1 hour.