Sheet Pan Almond Crusted Chicken with Smoked Cheddar and Bacon
Sheet Pan Almond Crusted Chicken with Smoked Cheddar and Bacon is the perfect healthy, lightened-up, skinny dish with cream cheese and crunchy bacon.
Servings 4
Calories 360kcal
Ingredients
- 16 oz skinless chicken breasts
- 2 oz reduced-fat cream cheese
- 1/2 cup smoked cheddar shredded
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 3 slices nitrate-free, uncured bacon cooked and crumbled
- 1/4 cup almond meal I used Trader Joe's Just Almond Meal
- 2 tbsp non-fat, plain Greek yogurt
- 2 cups fresh green beans
- 2 cups fresh mushrooms
- McCormicks Grill Mates Montreal Chicken Seasoning, salt, and pepper to taste
- 1 tsp paprika
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Make cuts/slices into each of the chicken breasts, without cutting through the entire breast.
- Combine the almond meal and seasonings into a bowl.
- Dip the chicken in the olive oil and then coat with the almond meal mixture.
- Place the cream cheese in the microwave for 20 seconds to soften. Combine the cream cheese, Greek yogurt, smoked cheddar cheese, and bacon in a bowl.
- Stuff the cheese and bacon mixture into each of the slits in the chicken.
- Sprinkle the parmesan cheese and paprika over the top.
- Spray a sheet pan with cooking spray. Add the chicken the pan. Cover with parchment paper and bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove the parchment paper. Add the veggies to the pan. Season with salt and pepper. Bake an additional 10 minutes uncovered.
- Allow to cool before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 360kcal