Description
Bacon-wrapped chicken breast stuffed with a mixture of Cheddar cheese, bbq sauce, and chopped cooked bacon.
Ingredients
- 3 strips bacon, divided
- 2 ounces Cheddar cheese, cubed, divided
- ΒΌ cup barbeque sauce, divided
- 2 (4 ounce) skinless, boneless chicken breasts
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat an air fryer to 380 degrees F (190 degrees C). Cook 1 strip of bacon in the air fryer for 2 minutes. Remove from air fryer and cut into small pieces. Line the air fryer basket with parchment paper and increase the temperature to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Combine cooked bacon
- Cheddar cheese
- and 1 tablespoon barbeque sauce in a bowl.
- Use a long
- sharp knife to make a horizontal 1-inch cut at the top of each chicken breast
- creating a small internal pouch. Stuff each breast equally with bacon-cheese mixture. Wrap remaining strips of bacon around each chicken breast. Coat chicken breast with remaining barbecue sauce and place into the prepared air fryer basket.
- Cook for 10 minutes in the air fryer
- turn
- and continue cooking until chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear
- about 10 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 35 mins
Servings: 2