Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Popper Chicken is a low carb meal that’s packed full of flavor. Boneless chicken breasts are slathered with cream cheese, jalapenos, and shredded cheese and then rolled up, wrapped in bacon and baked. Then they are broiled until the bacon is crispy. So much salty, spicy, creamy goodenss!
How To Make Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Chicken:
Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Popper Chicken works best if you use a thin piece of chicken breast. I cut each chicken breast in half horizontally to form 2 thin pieces and then I flatten them some. To do this, wrap each piece loosely in plastic wrap and use a meat mallet or rolling pin to flatten them out a bit.
The chicken gets sprinkled with seasoned salt and then covered with a chive whipped cream cheese. Sprinkle with some jalapenos and cheddar cheese. Roll the chicken up, wrap two pieces of bacon around each piece. Secure the bacon with toothpicks and place in a baking dish. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Then broil on each side until the bacon crisps up and gets golden.
Recipe Tips:
Any flavor of whipped cream cheese can be used.
If you want your chicken to be extra spicy, double the amount of jalapeno.
Be sure to use a broiler-safe baking dish.
More Jalapeno Popper Recipes
- Jalapeno Popper Quiche
- Jalapeno Popper Potato Salad
- Jalapeno Popper Chicken Casserole
- Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Pretzel Rolls
- Jalapeno Popper Deviled Eggs
Watch the short video below to see how easy this recipe is to make.
Bacon Wrapped Jalapeno Popper Chicken
Ingredients
- 3 large boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1 jalapeno, finely diced
- 1/2 teaspoon Seasoned salt
- 1 container chive whipped cream cheese
- 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 12 slices bacon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Cut each chicken breast horizontally into 2 thin pieces. Pound each chicken piece to flatten.
- Place jalapeno in a small microwave-safe bowl. Cover with plastic wrap and microwave on high for 45 seconds
- Season both sides of chicken lightly with seasoned salt.
- Spread one side of each piece of chicken with 1 heaping tablespoon of whipped cream cheese.
- Divide the jalapeno and cheddar cheese evenly, sprinkling on top of cream cheese.
- Roll each piece of chicken up. Wrap 2 pieces of bacon around each chicken roll. Secure with toothpicks.
- Place in a baking dish. Bake for 30 minutes.
- Turn broiler on and broil chicken for about 3 minutes to crisp the bacon. Flip chicken over and broil another 3 minutes to crisp the bottom.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Served as a Christmas appetizer. It was very good. I needed to bake it longer to get a crunchy bacon and it dried it out a bit but suspect if I had switched to broil for a few minutes at the original cooking end, it would have worked better. Might also try it on a rack as juices may have also caused the delay in browning the bacon. Still – very good and it disappeared fast at our get together.
It was an amazing recipe. Everyone just loved it. Thank you 💝😘
Delicious and super easy to make BUT cream cheese melted out of the “package”. Will try it again next month. Will probably add this recipe as my monthly dinner option.
I only have a convection oven in my motorhome and it has no broiler. Any suggestions on how to crisp up the bacon? I ❤️ your recipes!
YUMMY
My cream cheese melted out. Any suggestions? This was so good anyways just need a little help!!
My family loved this chicken. I did omit the shredded cheese to save some calories and it still tasted great. We love spicy chicken so I added a chopped habanero pepper to the bbq sauce. Thanks for the recipe.
Can you substitute the BS breast for BS thighs?
Well this sounds fabulous! I love jalapeño poppers so with chicken this has to be so tasty! I’ve never heard of the cream cheese that’s flavored. good to know about it!
This sounds delicious, but I can’t get my head around what to make with it. Beans and cornbread? Maybe a good tater recipe? My guys are meat and taters kind of fellas, I mean they will eat rice and pasta but my brain is saying beans and taters here. What do you make with it normally please?
I make mashed potatoes and asparagus or broccoli ❤️