{"id":6795,"date":"2026-07-25T00:01:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T00:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=6795"},"modified":"2026-07-25T00:01:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T00:01:14","slug":"cream-cheese-cheddar-chicken-bake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/25\/cream-cheese-cheddar-chicken-bake\/","title":{"rendered":"Cream Cheese Cheddar Chicken Bake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Cream Cheese Cheddar Chicken Bake<\/h1>\n<p>A rich, creamy, and cheesy baked chicken dinner that&#8217;s incredibly easy to make. Tender chicken breasts are topped with a flavorful cream cheese mixture loaded with cheddar and diced green chilies, then baked until perfectly juicy.<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>4\u20136 boneless, skinless chicken breasts<\/li>\n<li>8 oz cream cheese, softened<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup mayonnaise or sour cream<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup diced green chilies (or finely chopped jalape\u00f1os)<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon onion powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat the oven to <strong>375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Lightly grease a 9&#215;13-inch baking dish and arrange the chicken breasts in a single layer.<\/li>\n<li>In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese, mayonnaise, cheddar cheese, diced green chilies, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, and black pepper. Mix until smooth and well combined.<\/li>\n<li>Spread the cheese mixture evenly over the chicken breasts.<\/li>\n<li>Bake for <strong>30\u201340 minutes<\/strong>, or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of <strong>165\u00b0F (74\u00b0C)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>For a golden, bubbly top, broil for 2\u20133 minutes at the end of the cooking time.<\/li>\n<li>Let the chicken rest for 5 minutes before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Serving Suggestions<\/h2>\n<p>Serve with:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mashed potatoes<\/li>\n<li>Steamed rice<\/li>\n<li>Roasted vegetables<\/li>\n<li>Buttered noodles<\/li>\n<li>A fresh green salad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Storage<\/h2>\n<p>Store leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to <strong>3 days<\/strong>. Reheat in the microwave or oven until warmed through.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cream Cheese Cheddar Chicken Bake A rich, creamy, and cheesy baked chicken dinner that&#8217;s incredibly easy to make. Tender chicken&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6796,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6795","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\/6795","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=6795"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6795\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6797,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6795\/revisions\/6797"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}