Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Pesto

Bacon-Wrapped Chicken Pesto

Chicken thighs stuffed with pesto and shredded cheese are wrapped in bacon and cooked to juicy perfection in this elegant meal for two.

Preparation Time
10 mins
Cooking Time
60 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Calories
466 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; mist with cooking spray.
Step 2
Mix onion powder, garlic powder, seasoned salt, and pepper together in a bowl.
Step 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.
Step 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.

Ingredients

  • 4 slices bacon
  • cooking spray
  • 2 tablespoons shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 2 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 0.5 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 0.5 teaspoon onion powder
  • 0.25 cup pesto
  • 0.5 teaspoon seasoned salt

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