{"id":6090,"date":"2026-06-22T14:31:05","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=6090"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:31:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T14:31:05","slug":"bacon-wrapped-cheddar-stuffed-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/bacon-wrapped-cheddar-stuffed-chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"Bacon-Wrapped Cheddar Stuffed Chicken"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Bacon-Wrapped Cheddar Stuffed Chicken<\/h1>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>2 large chicken breasts<\/li>\n<li>60 g shredded cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>6 slices smoked bacon<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon onion powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>Salt and black pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon dried parsley (optional)<\/li>\n<li>Toothpicks, if needed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preheat the oven<\/strong> to <strong>200\u00b0C \/ 400\u00b0F<\/strong>. Lightly grease a baking dish or line a tray with parchment paper.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare the chicken breasts<\/strong> by slicing a pocket into the side of each one. Be careful not to cut all the way through.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Season the chicken<\/strong> inside and out with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Stuff each chicken breast<\/strong> with shredded cheddar cheese, dividing it evenly between both pieces.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Wrap the chicken with bacon<\/strong>, using 3 slices per breast. Wrap tightly to help keep the cheese inside while cooking. Secure with toothpicks if necessary.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Optional step for extra flavor:<\/strong> Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat and sear the wrapped chicken for 2\u20133 minutes per side until the bacon starts to brown.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transfer to the oven<\/strong> and bake for <strong>25 to 30 minutes<\/strong>, or until the chicken is fully cooked and the internal temperature reaches <strong>74\u00b0C \/ 165\u00b0F<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>For crispier bacon<\/strong>, switch the oven to broil for the last 2\u20133 minutes, watching carefully so it doesn\u2019t burn.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Let the chicken rest<\/strong> for 5 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with parsley if desired.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Serving Suggestions<\/h2>\n<p>This dish goes perfectly with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>mashed potatoes<\/li>\n<li>roasted vegetables<\/li>\n<li>green beans<\/li>\n<li>rice<\/li>\n<li>a fresh salad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bacon-Wrapped Cheddar Stuffed Chicken Ingredients 2 large chicken breasts 60 g shredded cheddar cheese 6 slices smoked bacon 1 tablespoon&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6091,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6090","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6090","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6090"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6090\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6092,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6090\/revisions\/6092"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6091"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6090"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6090"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6090"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}