Creamy Bacon Ranch Chicken (Printable Version)

Tender chicken baked with creamy ranch, crispy bacon, and melted cheddar cheese.

# What You'll Need:

01 - 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts

02 - 6 slices bacon

03 - 8 oz cream cheese softened

04 - 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

05 - 2 green onions thinly sliced

06 - 2 cloves garlic minced

07 - 1 packet ranch seasoning mix

08 - 1/2 teaspoon black pepper

09 - Fresh chives chopped

10 - Extra shredded cheese

01 - Preheat oven to 400°F. Lightly grease a baking dish with cooking spray or butter.

02 - Cook bacon in a skillet over medium heat until crispy, about 6-8 minutes. Drain on paper towels and crumble once cooled.

03 - In a medium bowl, combine softened cream cheese, ranch seasoning mix, minced garlic, and black pepper. Mix until smooth and well blended.

04 - Place chicken breasts in the prepared baking dish. Spread the cream cheese mixture evenly over each chicken breast, covering completely.

05 - Sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese over the cream cheese layer, followed by the crumbled bacon.

06 - Bake for 25 minutes, or until chicken is cooked through (internal temperature reaches 165°F) and cheese is bubbly and lightly golden.

07 - Remove from oven. Garnish with sliced green onions, extra shredded cheese, and chopped chives if desired. Serve immediately while hot.

01 -

Everything you want on a burger magically melted over chicken instead
The kind of dinner that makes people pause mid bite and ask what exactly they are eating
Ridiculously minimal effort for something that tastes like it took all afternoon

02 -

Cold cream cheese will tear your chicken apart when you try to spread it, patience is your friend
Thin chicken breasts cook faster and more evenly than thick ones, grab a meat mallet
The cheese will brown faster than the chicken cooks, tent with foil if it gets too dark

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Line your baking dish with foil unless you enjoy scrubbing baked on cheese forever
Let the chicken rest 5 minutes before serving so all those juices settle back in