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Published by: Kristy Hawk

Creamy ranch, crispy bacon and gooey cheese turn ordinary chicken into an extraordinary low-carb dinner. This is easy to make and impossible to resist!

Why You’ll Love This Chicken Bake

Quick & Easy – This chicken is an easy weeknight dinner that you can throw together in a hurry.

Low Carb/High Protein – This meal is super satisfying but also low in carbs! Each serving packs 33g of protein.

What Should I Serve With This Meal?

-If you are trying to keep this meal lower in carbs, I would recommend served steamed or roasted veggies with this meal. We typically have asparagus, green beans, brussels sprouts or steame broccoli with a meal like this.

-If you are not worried about carbs, rice or potatoes would be a good option for a side dish.

Estimated Nutrition

This is an estimated calculation for 1 piece of chicken with toppings.

•Calories – 490

•Protein – 33g

•Fat – 39g

•Carbohydrates – 0.8g

Ingredients

6 slices of bacon

4 large thin sliced chicken breasts

1 & 1/4 cup shredded Colby Jack cheese 

4 oz cream cheese 

1/4 cup mayo 

2 Tbsp Kristy’s Homemade Ranch Dressing 

2 green onions, sliced 

Kristy’s Homemade Ranch Dressing can be found in this cookbook.

Directions

1. Place the bacon on a parchment lined baking sheet and put it in the cold oven. Turn oven to 400 degrees F and cook the bacon for 15 minutes or until cooked through. 

2. Remove bacon from the oven and lower the heat to 375 F. 

3. In a bowl, mix together the cream cheese, mayo, ranch dressing, 1 cup of Colby Jack cheese, green onions (save the green pieces for garnishing after cooking) and the bacon (crumbled.)

4. Place the chicken in a greased 9×13” baking dish and then spread the cream cheese mixture over top. 

5. Top with remaining cheese and back for 25-30 minutes or until the chicken as reached an internal temperature of 165. Broil for a couple minutes to get it nice and browned on top if desired. 

6. Garnish with chives.