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

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• 4 slices bacon
• ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ¼ cup pesto
• ½ teaspoon seasoned salt
• cooking spray
• 2 tablespoons shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 skin-on, bone-in chicken thighs

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.